In May 2019, Apple announced a brand new version of its Butterfly keyboard that promises to be more reliable. A subsequent leak of Apple support documents seem to confirm that the new keyboards feature a thin, rubberized membrane layer under the keycaps. This should prevent dust from getting into the keys and reduce the risk of sticky keys. My best score on the 2016 MacBook Pro was 75 wpm but I made more errors, resulting in 93.8 percent accuracy.Ī teardown by iFixit of the new MacBook Pro keyboard has discovered that Apple has employed a thin rubberized layer of silicone under its keycaps.

I notched 72 words per minute with 97.6 percent accuracy. Regardless, I typed quickly with few errors on the 10FastFingers typing test. It also has a slightly softer feel than my current laptop, though I noticed less of a difference in both feel and volume between the 2017 MacBook Pro and the 2018 version.

In side-by-side tests with my 2016 MacBook Pro, the keyboard on the 2018 model is indeed quieter.

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