Failure rate of MacBook Pro ‘butterfly’ keyboards double that of older models
Digital Trends ------- Although it’s been widely reported on various forums and on Apple’s support site that the new MacBook Pro keyboards with the butterfly key-switch can fail if there’s dirt or debris lodged under the keys, we now have statistics on how often the keyboard fails. Apple switched to the new butterfly key-switch with the slim keyboard on the MacBook, and the MacBook Pro followed suit in 2016. According to data collected by Apple Insider from Apple Genius Bar repairs and Apple-authorized third-party repair shops, we now know that the keyboard failure rate on MacBook Pro models with the butterfly switch keyboard is double that of older MacBook Pro models with standard keyboards. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.