MacBook Pro teardown confirmsthe new keyboard is basically just the old, good keyboard

One of the main promises Apple is making with its new 16-inch MacBook Pro is that the keyboard after years of easily broken butterfly-switch mechanisms is finally switching back to the more reliable scissor-style switches its used in the past. And iFixits teardown of the new laptop confirms that promise, with Apple using

One of the main promises Apple is making with its new 16-inch MacBook Pro is that the keyboard — after years of easily broken butterfly-switch mechanisms — is finally switching back to the more reliable scissor-style switches it’s used in the past. And iFixit’s teardown of the new laptop confirms that promise, with Apple using scissor switches that appear to be virtually identical the ones it uses in its Magic Keyboards, first introduced in 2015.

The long butterfly nightmare is over

Per iFixit, the new keys also have more travel when you press them (about 0.5 mm more), and the keycaps themselves are about 0.2 mm thicker compared to the much-maligned butterfly switches. The teardown also notes that the clips that attach the keycaps to the switches appear to be more reinforced to make it easier to remove or replace them down the line.

All of this is good news that confirms what many have thought since Apple first introduced the butterfly switches in 2015: there was nothing wrong with the old scissor switches in the first place. As the saying goes, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

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