The butterfly mechanism - so named for the dual-hinged mechanism under each key - replaced the more traditional single-hinged scissor switch design. But that smooth sailing hit choppy weather when Apple introduced its butterfly keyboards starting with the 12-inch MacBook in 2015. MacBooks used to be the pinnacle of laptop engineering: cool unibody designs, great battery life, great keyboards and useful extras like the late, great MagSafe power connector. +49 more See all photos A familiar Magic Keyboard Apple is also throwing in a bevy of spec bumps - better graphics, bigger battery, more storage, better microphones and speakers - and charging no more for the bigger, better Pro than the 15-inch model that it replaces in the line. The new model fits a 16-inch screen into a body that's barely bigger than the previous 15.4-inch models. "As we started to investigate specifically what pro users most wanted, a lot of times they would say, 'I want something like this Magic Keyboard, I love that keyboard,'" Apple's Phil Schiller said in a conversation with CNET. ![]() The newest 16-inch MacBook Pro, unveiled Wednesday, finally ditches the flat "butterfly" keyboard that has vexed Apple laptops for the better part of half a decade, replacing it with a back-to-the-future design modeled on the more traditional keyboards used by iMacs for the past several years. The longstanding rumors about Apple's newest jumbo laptop were nearly all true. ![]() You can finally get a MacBook with a totally redesigned keyboard - but it's going to cost you at least $2,399 (£2,399, AU$3,799).
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