jkichline

Good. Couldn’t have happened to a better company except maybe Google for stealing the whole concept of iOS.

What Samsung fails to realize is that the entire phone has to be designed and completely rethought in order to fit into the design. The whole notion of a single display without a physical keyboard was a radical concept at the time. Samsung would like you to think design is how something looks. No, design embodies the entire piece as a whole.

bkkcanuck said:

I have a MacBook 2015 and I am quite happy with the design overall.  I don't eat over the keyboard, and always wash my hands before using the computer (especially after eating or anything else).  Yes, the keyboard is likely a little overly sensitive, but the failure rates have yet to reach a level that would support it being called a design defect.  At what point of the spectrum - does the rough treatment (which sticky fingers are) damaging a computer becomes a "design defect"?  I don't see Apple advertising that they computer can be used with sticky fingers or eating over it    So yes, the keyboard is a more fragile design - no it should not be considered a design defect - yes it is a design that should be improved upon...  As far as use, I can actually type faster on low profile keyboards (though not glass - I have to feel the keys, but I don't pound them into the ground)... all I need is to know that when a key is hit it will register... which some of the really old keyboards... would not necessarily do if off center.  

I hardly ever used my 2016 MBP keyboard (it would sit in my clean office connected to a hub) and definitely don’t use it in a dirty situation or eat over the keyboard. I’m OCD about hand washing and my keyboard failed multiple times and in different ways even after repair/replacement. It’s definitely an issue. For instance in one case, I’d type an i character and it wouldn’t respond. The second time I’d press the key, it would type the character twice.

I love the action of the keyboard and even purchased a new Apple keyboard with the low profile design. It has nothing to do with “hitting the key wrong”. It’s a bad design if it fails even once during clean room scenarios and light use.

I’m an Apple fan, but this is a legitimate problem. I had taken my 2016 MacBook Pro to the Apple Store five times (an hour drive each way) for this issue and others. But the keyboard issue was the most disheartening and impeded my work. They said it was dirt in the keyboard but most of time it sits on my desk connected to a hub. It’s not like I’m messy with it or use the built in keyboard often. Key presses and spaces wouldn’t register. I’d have it repaired and shortly after a different key would fail. I also had other issues with the battery going bad and the TB3 ports being loose.

They finally replaced it with a 2017 model and I haven’t had an issue since. I’m not sure if it’s a better design or if I’ve just lucked out.

Thanks for the freaking headache, Google. What the fup is up with that logo?!?!?