Apple has effectively admitted it was wrong with
the butterfly keyboard and with the new 16-
inch MacBook Pro, is introducing a new Magic
Keyboard with a refined scissor mechanism
that delivers 1mm of key travel and a stable key
feel, alongside a new Apple-designed rubber
dome that stores more potential energy for a
responsive key press.
Apple says that the new keyboard design
is the result of “extensive research and user
studies focused on human factors and key
design,” allowing them to create a keyboard
with a “comfortable, satisfying and quiet
typing experience.” What’s more, as well as
featuring the controversial Touch Bar, Apple
has introduced a physical Escape key and
an inverted-“T” arrangement for the arrow
keys, offering the very best typing experience
on a MacBook.
MORE POWERFUL, FOR LONGER
Apple is taking its commitment to its power
users seriously with the 16-inch MacBook Pro,
offering the most advanced thermal architecture
ever in a Mac notebook, which allows the
system to run at higher power for sustained
periods of time - great for editing and exporting
video content, for example. The new MacBook
Pro features a sophisticated fan design with a
larger impeller with extended blades along with
bigger vents, resulting in a 28 percent increase
in airflow over the previous 15-inch Macbook
Pro, offering a 35 percent larger heat sink,
meaning significantly more heat dissipation
than in previous models. When combined, these
new advancements mean that the 16-inch
MacBook Pro can sustain up to 12 more watts