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| [* black] Let's address the ''key'' concern on everyone's minds: do the new silicone implants work? Well, we conducted a highly scientific analysis: | |
| - | [* black] We sprinkled some glow in the dark powder over the keys, mashed on them for a minute, and then carefully popped the keycaps off to see where the powder went. |
| - | [* black] ***Mild success***! The new keyboard design routed ''most'' of the powder towards the edge of the key and away from the delicate butterfly mechanism. |
| - | [* black] The membrane has a potential Achilles heel: it has perforations in the corners where the keycap clips to the butterfly mechanism. More on that later... |
| - | [* black] Compare that to last year's keyboard (2nd pic.), where a substantial amount of powder collected underneath the butterfly mechanism, waiting to build up enough to cripple the key. |
| - | [* black] Multiple iterations of "sprinkle powder, type, remove keycaps" did result in a few particles appearing within the membrane. The biggest concentration remains safely tucked outside. |
| + | [* black] We sprinkled some glow-in-the-dark powder over the keys, mashed on them for a minute, and then carefully popped the keycaps off to see where the powder went. |
| + | [* black] ***Mild success***! The new keyboard design routs ''most'' of the powder towards the edge of the key and away from the delicate butterfly mechanism. |
| + | [* black] The membrane has a potential Achilles' heel: it has perforations in the corners where each keycap clips to the butterfly mechanism. (More on that later.) |
| + | [* black] Compare that to last year's keyboard (2nd pic.), where a substantial amount of powder collects underneath the butterfly mechanism, waiting to cripple the key. |
| + | [* black] Multiple trials of "sprinkle powder, type, remove keycaps" results in a few particles making their way past the membrane. The biggest concentration remains safely sequestered outside. |
| + | [* icon_reminder] Shoutout to our buddy and fellow Mac enthusiast [https://www.ifixit.com/User/408812/Dan|@danj|new_window=true] for the fluorescent powder idea! Thanks Dan. |