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I got one of the new MacBooks at work. After a few months the 'G' key started getting flaky. Sometimes it would work, sometimes it would do nothing, sometimes it would trigger twice for a single key press.

I took it to our tech support, after spraying air and all the recommended steps they could not fix it. They took it and gave me a new one.

After a month, the 'B' key on that new laptop started to be flaky.

Unless Apple manages to fix this, my next computers at both work and home will not be Macintoshes. After over a decade of loving Mac laptops, I will either be switching over to Windows (WSL looks great) or Chromebooks.

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> (WSL looks great)

It's not. Consider just going with Linux if that's an option for you.

The WSL is quite weak in the knees. I tried switching to Windows 10, from macOS, as my primary development operating system. I tried this for about three months. I ended up reverting back.

Just remember, using any OS is about crafting a tool for plying your trade. Windows, Linux, macOS, MS-DOS, they're all just tools to help you achieve your goals and Linux is the most malleable and open of the options today.

With the way Apple are going, I've now got Debian (Linux) on a second SSD in my PC and my 2014 MBP will be the last Mac I buy. Only iPhones and iPads have stayed consistently good for me.

That's shameful design and/or QC, but I am impressed that your tech support team didn't just hand you a $10 (or even $100) usb keyboard. I suppose they could return them under warranty, though.

When the keyboard is brand new, it's the best keyboard of any laptop on the market in my opinion.

Yes, it has a horrible problem with keys not working reliably after getting even the smallest speck of dust underneath it. And yes, Apple is working on it [1]. The first generation of a new design usually introduces some bugs, but Apple reliably works them out with the next iteration. Plan your purchases accordingly.

[1] http://pdfaiw.uspto.gov/.aiw?docid=20180068808&SectionNum=1&...

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