15" Macbook Pro 2017 keyboard problem.

I have a 2017 15" MacBook Pro and was disappointed to discover recently that you get two presses for every one with the H key. I took this to the genius bar today and was told that it needed an new top case. Fortunately it's under warranty because the total cost including VAT would have been around £500. I'm concerned that this new second gen butterfly keyboard is not reliable which I find unacceptable on a device that cost me £2699. How long will the new keyboard last? Clearly if it's a weakness in the design or manufacture, then the replacement could well suffer the same issue eventually. I barely even use the keyboard since for most of the time I use a Bluetooth one. Who else out there has suffered 2nd gen butterfly keyboard failures? Is this going to be "keyboardgate" or isolated incidents affecting only a small number of devices...

Posted on Oct 8, 2017 6:36 AM

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Nov 10, 2017 6:35 AM in response to jude_x

I have the same problem, I sent to the repair center at stormfront my macbook pro 2017 on waranthie with a problem in the n key but perfectly working and they asked me £500, I asked to have back my laptop and after try to insist with me to pay they told me my new macbook pro wasn't turning on more. I carried the laptop to apple and they asked me to pay at the beginning £399 because was trigged the liquid sensor, obviously I haven't any problems with water and after discuss with a very aggressive technical person the next day they asked me to pay £800 to repair the laptop. After 10 different calls with senior people at Apple all of them after saying they were take care at the problem they never call me back. Now I am without my laptop and the Apple repair center sent me an email state I have to collect my laptop not fixed before 5 days.

Jan 14, 2018 9:30 PM in response to jude_x

I have had 2 appointments with my local Authorized Apple dealer now. My T key only works about 25% of the time. First appointment they said come back Monday and we will replace the key. I go in, and they say that is BS, they have to replace the whole keyboard and I will take 5 days and you can't have your computer in that time. I run a business, I can't be without my machine for 5 days, so they said try and an Apple store. My nearest Apple store is 80kms away, I go back through Apple support and they put me on to the store and they say 10 days minimum!!! This is hardly acceptable service for a machine that cost over $6K AUD. Really really unhappy right now!

May 3, 2018 7:14 AM in response to jude_x

I have the same problem. It started just after 2 months with a key "e". And then it was happening for a space key. After I brought it to a Service Center (when the warranty was still active) they said that they reassembled something and the problem is gone. It was true for a day, but the next day problem with key "e" returned, also for key "a". And now key "command" stoped working. This is ridiculous, I walk to the meetings with wireless magic keyboard (which btw is the best keyboard Apple produced), because without it MacBook Pro is not usable.


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