Is anyone else having issues with the new style keyboard on the new MacBook Pro? I have joint problems and I feel like these shallow keys are so much harder to press than the previous style. I feel like this is making my hands really sore and I type all day. Could mine be a lemon or are they all like this with the new style?
Maybe:
It is difficult for us to diagnose hardware or medical issues remotely. Whenever I get a new keyboard it feels different to what I'm accustomed to. It takes me a while to feel comfortable with the keyboard. But I don't have joint problems so the fact that you may be more sensitive to the feel of the keyboard may be a major contributing factor. Try different keyboards at the store to see if it is indeed your keyboard that is the issue.
I'm having an 'Oh NO!' moment. I just spent - bigtime - on a new 15" MacBook Pro on 27 September. I was told there may be an issue down the road with the keyboard because of the new key design, so I went for the AppleCare. Today, my S key is packing up. It is not registering a click. I'm a touch typist and I rely on that feeling of the key registering. No key registration now, so I have to look at the screen more. I may or may not get the key strike. Strike, strike and strike again to make it go. It messes me up in a big way. Let's be clear, at just over 2 weeks of use (and while I touch type, I'm mostly I'm a graphics user creating video content for my YouTube channel), this is a STAGGERING FAIL.
I am beyond upset. I'm incensed.
I will be taking it back for a refund and getting a Mac Mini instead. At least if a keyboard dies I can replace it easily.
I suppose I will keep using my old, now slow, MacBook Pro (2012) with its superb, robust keyboard instead.
Apple, you have disappointed me and let me down. I may have to talk about this on my channel.
Thank you. I will be planning on making an appt soon to at least make sure physical the laptop is OK.
MacBook Pro 2019 new keyboard, keys harder to press?
