keyboard - letter E and A wearing off - 2016 macbookpro 15 inch

I had my keyboard replaced after just three months but I noticed the N and M are showing signs of disappearing again, seven months later. Apple were going to charge me £250 to replace the keyboard as they said the warranty didnt cover it and its now just over a year old. Does anyone know how to stop the letters rubbing off? I've tried a silicone cover and it's awful to type with. Or is there someone who replaces just a couple of keys, apple said it wasn't possible on the Macbook whereas it was with the PRO.

Yea, my letter N, and portions of D,B,R,E are starting to fall away. I've had it right at three years.

I've had well over 30+ laptops, a handful had this issue, some the whole keyboard would fade away, others would disintegrate the letters. The rest were fine.

It's got to be an Apple quality control or sourcing thing, I've seen no personal rhyme or reason.

I am having the same problem with a MBP 13-2015. My keyboard was already replaced when my battery worn out after just over a year. Apple replaced the battery together with the upper part of the lower case (battery, keyboard and trackpad). The "A" key is 30% white now. Not too professional for a keyboard that is used for under 2 years.

Might as well chime in with a "me too" ... 2016 of 15" MBP 'touch bar' model that is at this point just over a year old & I've got parts of the A, S, M, and N all missing the black around the letter shapes to greater or lesser degrees. I remember this happening too on much older models before when the silver key tops would eventually wear away, but like at about the 3 year mark, this is really disappointing. =-(

As long as you are chiming in, I will too - with a note of caution.

Make sure that you don't take your machine in for repair unless it is seriously broken or unusable. If the problem is just cosmetic, leave it. Apple doesn't just pop off keys and replace them, they disassemble the entire machine, remove the logic board, and replace the entire keyboard. The new MacBook Pros have different keyboards and individual keys are impossible to replace. But even with the old keyboards, Apple never replaces keys, the replace the entire thing.

How do I know this? Well, when my trusty 2011 MacBook Pro was almost out of (AppleCare) warranty, I had a few keys that were turning white too. I took it in and it came back like it was brand new. But after a while, some of the keys stopped working. They would work if I pounded it hard enough, but I eventually stopped using that machine for most things.

Finally, I gave up and bought myself a $30 keyboard on e-bay. I spent the better part of two hours disassembling the entire machine and replacing the keyboard. Those connectors are super tiny. There were almost 100 screws in total. Now the keyboard works great. But the old keyboard was clearly a used part. I can see why the keys didn't work. They keyboard obviously had liquid damage. I can see it. I can assure you that I never did that.

If you take your machine in for warranty repair, you are essentially taking in a used machine, not a new one. Apple may replace parts with used parts. Maybe they will be better than the parts you had. Maybe not.

Very good words of warning. yeah, this is just annoying & cosmetic, so far. If the actual mechanisms beneath the keys start to go and either stick or need to be banged on to work, that's a different issue and replacing the keyboard completely makes sense then. especially since that'd be an out-of-warranty repair situation.

Your MacBook Pro is still under warranty, take your MacBook Pro to Apple Authorized Service Provider to change key tops.

Yes my S is now a white blob after less that a year. This is a shoddy product.

My MacBook is also a little over a year old. This is disappointing that the same letters are wearing away on my keyboard as well.

Mine is 26 days out of warranty they call it cosmetic wear and wont cover it..... Maybe we need a class action....

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