Keyboards - Macbook Pro 13" (2019) vs Macbook Pro 13" M1 (2020)

Hello everyone

I have purchased a new Macbook Pro M1. Its seems great and whilst I have not put its much touted speed to the test the battery life is a noticeable improvement... lasts all day.

However I find the keyboard a backward step as regards how it feels. Whilst the keyboard is a different layout i.e. the ESC and Touch ID buttons are separated from the Touch Bar which is welcomed; I feel that pressing the keys is different and had assumed it was identical to the previous generation of Macbook Pro - which I liked very much.

I find it less comfortable to type on as you have to press each key further down and with more force. It just feels spongier and more of a chore to type upon. You can even see the height difference between the keys in the pictures below. Why did they change this? Does it use the same mechanism? It feels like it has went back a step - as far back at the Macbook Pros of 2014!

Also the technical specifications also state the Macbooks are the same thickness - I have laid them side by side on a flat dining table and they are not - the M1 is thicker.

New Macbook Pro - Model A2338

Previous Macbook Pro - Model A1989