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| - | [* black] Visually speaking, the new keyboard is ''strikingly'' similar to the previous model. |
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| - | [* black] Some squinty-eyed scrutiny reveals a subtle difference: a slightly taller option ⌥ symbol on the new model. |
| - | [* black] The new keycaps measure ever-so-slightly thinner (about 1.25 mm, vs. 1.50 mm on the 2017 model), allowing for easier removal with less risk of damage. We also note that the [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/hFLMH3NgasunWqkV|space bar|new_window=true]'s inner workings have been subtly redesigned. |
| - | [* black] The talk these days is all about what's underneath these innocent-looking keys—a new silicone layer—and whether it will prevent contaminants from interfering with the delicate butterfly mechanisms. |
| - | [* icon_note] A while back, Apple [https://patents.google.com/patent/US20180068808A1/en|filed a patent|new_window=true] for all sorts of keyboard ingress-proofing methodologies. One of their designs even allowed the keys to "blow out" contaminants with each press. As far as we could tell, the idea did not catch wind. |
| + | [* black] Visually speaking, the new keyboard is ''strikingly'' similar to the previous model. In the first image you can see the a slightly taller option ⌥ symbol on the new model. |
| + | [* black] The new keycaps measure ever-so-slightly thinner (about 1.25 mm, vs. 1.50 mm on the 2017 model), allowing for easier removal with less risk of damage. We also note that the [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/hFLMH3NgasunWqkV|space bar|new_window=true]'s inner workings have been subtly redesigned. |
| + | [* black] And of course, there's the new silicone layer draped over the delicate butterfly mechanisms. |
| + | [* icon_note] A while back, Apple [https://patents.google.com/patent/US20180068808A1/en|filed a patent|new_window=true] for all sorts of keyboard ingress-proofing methodologies. And today [https://www.macrumors.com/2018/07/19/apple-confirms-2018-mbp-keyboard-prevents-debris/|Apple may have confirmed|new_window=true] the silicone's true purpose as dust protection. |