These MacBooks all have the despicable butterfly keyboard that was very prone to breakage rendering the laptop useless. A class action lawsuit was filed, and customers who purchased these laptops were eligible for a $395.00 refund due to the crappy design. With M1 MacBook Airs starting around $849 or less for refurbished units, personally I would avoid these machines on the used market.
- MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015)
- MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016)
- MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, 2017)
- MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)
- MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2019)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 Ports)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 Ports)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports)
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports)
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports)
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2019)
As you can see, any model made in 2020 or later doesn’t come with a butterfly keyboard. This is because Apple decided to get rid of the butterfly keyboard finally and started using a new scissor-switch keyboard. So if you have an Apple Silicon MacBook, you don’t have to worry about the butterfly keyboard.
Apple faces lawsuit amid mounting anger over “infuriating” problems with MacBook keyboards
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