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Counterpoint: I got a new Macbook Pro from my job and I’m really enjoying the new keyboard: very little travel but a satisfying click to every press and minimal actuation pressure.

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I also really like the new keyboard. I use an older MBP for work and it used to be my favorite key design. Now it feels mushy.

For people who like to hit their keys hard, I can see it being a problem. For most though, give it a week and you'll be back up to speed and won't want to trade back.

The main downside is that mine got kinda mushy / misfire at the one-year mark.

I'm currently living abroad, but ideally I'd be able to bring my Macbook Pro into the Apple store next time I'm in the States and get all the keyboard switches replaced.

Is that possible?

Same here. I use a Whitefox (with blues) at my desk, but I have grown quite accustomed to the 2016 MBP keyboard. For me the key stability + clickiness are what I like about it. Yes the throw is short, but I was never a "slam my fingers down on the keys" kind of typer. I'm actually thinking about switching to a mechanical with a shorter throw for my desk (Not nearly as short as the MBP, but about half of what most mechanical boards are.)

I'm very curious how many characters everyone commenting types per day. Personally, I want more actuation pressure/travel. I feel it's safer for long-term RSI to have more muscular engagement and motion.

Yes, exactly this!

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