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Does anyone actually prefer the new style low travel keyboards to the old ones? I'm guessing an extreme minority of users does. I can see indifference or thinking the slimmer profile is a good tradeoff, but not objectively liking the keyboard better. Most of the reviews seem to be an iteration on "well, I got used to it and it's not that bad!"

Who knows. I'm probably just crazy.

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I objectively prefer the new keyboard. I've got a light touch and in my opinion any travel beyond what you need to be able to tell you've hit the key is wasted effort.

I've got a laptop keyboard on my desk (https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-ThinkPad-Compact-Keyboard-Trac...), and would have one of the new macbook keyboards if they made a standalone one.

I much prefer it. I don't see any reason to move my hands further than I need to to get just enough physical feedback. It feels sleeker and more modern too. Large travel just slows me down. I spilled a drink on my Apple wireless keyboard, and now I'm using a pretty standard office-type USB keyboard instead. And I can tell you I'm typing far slower.

Yeah I have been working nearly exclusively on a Retina Macbook since they were released last year. I really love the keyboard on this computer, and I think that the newest iteration of the keyboard is a significant improvement on the Macbook's. I know a couple people who hated it when they first tried it, and still hate it.

In and around my office had a few try it. It seemed to be about 50/50 Love / Hate.

I would say it was pretty predictable depending on how soft/hard the person typed on their current keyboard.

I tried it in the apple store and hated it, but after a week of actual use I like it much more.

Pros: More clicky, almost like a mechanical keyboard with no travel

Cons: I apparently used the raised profile of the keys to align my hands. Without it I find I have to look down once in a while to start typing.

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