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    Air vs. rMBP - keyboard

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by vinuneuro, Sep 10, 2013.

  1. vinuneuro

    vinuneuro Notebook Virtuoso

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    I've read that the keyboard in the Pro has more travel than the rMBP and Air. Comparing the rMBP and Air, is there any difference?
     
    vinuneuro, Sep 10, 2013
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    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Very little if any. The classic MBP has deeper travel. Again, go to a store and try it yourself.
     
    saturnotaku, Sep 10, 2013
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  3. Mixtli

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    The keys on the rMBP are tighter. The Air has slightly wobbly keys, which I kind of like. Pretty similar key travel, and like Sat said, shallower than the classic MBP.
     
    Mixtli, Sep 10, 2013
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    Yup both are very similar with the Air being a little bit easier to press.
     
    rome_addict, Sep 10, 2013
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  5. vinuneuro

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    Tried them both. Coming from a Thinkpad, the rMBP was quite a bit better. The slightly higher amount of travel and greater resistance added to be noticeable.
     
    vinuneuro, Sep 12, 2013
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    I find the Air keyboard to be a bit more "mushy" compared to the rMBP. Having said that, I don't have any problems or issues typing on it (or on the rMBP). As said, it might be a preference thing. Unless of course its a Thinkpad keyboard, in which case that is always the winner.
     
    Azeroth, Oct 14, 2013
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    Very minor differences. The keys on the Air are slightly easier to push.
     
    StockDC2, Oct 14, 2013
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    I can't imagine Apple varies the keyboard model much, there's no need and it would just add unnecessary cost. The difference will be felt in how the keyboard interacts with the rest of the assembly. Since the laptops are so thin, the structure of it affects how the keyboard will feel.
     
    S.SubZero, Oct 14, 2013
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  9. darklich

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    The air most definitely has less travel than the classic MBP models. Not sure about the eMBPs, but I would imagine since they are much thinner than the classics that the travel is more similar to the air. It's all good, you'll get used to either one quickly and it won't matter.
     
    darklich, Oct 25, 2013
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    It's between the Air and the cMBP. Some might say the difference is minor, but to me it's a major difference. I'm a very fast typist, and typing fast on rMBP is much nicer to me than on the Air because of the extra key travel. cMBP is still better, but I'm fine with the rMBP, whereas the Air's super shallow travel bothers me.
     
    GadgetsNut, Oct 27, 2013
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