# Apple Keyboard Face-Off: Are the MacBook Pro's 'Scissor' Keys Really Better?
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- Author: [[Phillip Tracy]]
- Full Title: Apple Keyboard Face-Off: Are the MacBook Pro's 'Scissor' Keys Really Better?
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- Summary: Apple has opted to use a traditional scissor-style switch in its new 16-inch MacBook Pro, signaling the end of the troubled "butterfly" keyboard. The new scissor keyboard is said to be more reliable and comfortable to type on compared to the butterfly keyboard. Laptop Mag conducted a comparison test between the two keyboards and found that the scissor keyboard was preferred by all testers. It provided more travel and was less painful to type on compared to the butterfly keyboard. The move back to a more traditional-style switch is seen as a positive one, considering the reliability issues of the butterfly keyboard in recent years.
- URL: https://www.laptopmag.com/features/apple-scissor-vs-butterfly-keyboard-macbook-pro
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## Highlights
> Rami Tabari, staff writer
> Typing on the 15-inch MacBook Pro's butterfly keyboard was like typing on a desk that was kind of clicky. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hp45bgtdp5nhrbkmgw0vc69j))
> I started on the 15-inch MacBook Pro with butterfly switches and immediately regretted my decision to take part in this exercise. The keys were so shallow, I felt like I bottomed out as soon as I pressed a key. There wasn't any semblance of feedback, just a dull, uncomfortable thud. My poor fingers felt like the sleep-deprived princess in the Princess and the Pea, just typing on boulders. I really don't understand how people have fooled themselves into thinking this is in any way an acceptable way to live. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01ja51mn1p9xzhthzha517wn84))
> I can see how someone could get used to the butterfly keys; they have a satisfying, audible click and don't require much force to actuate. But for me, Apple's butterfly keyboard is one of the worst I've had the misfortune to type on. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hp45n2d11kbkvmhy9pmtm4bk))
> Typing on the 15-inch MacBook Pro's butterfly keyboard was like typing on a desk that was kind of clicky ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hp45nzmryfqad4jf43t6hmtk))