2018 MacBook Pro enhanced keyboard: add a layer of silicone film

iFixit's website quickly disbadembled the Apple iFixit website, announced earlier by Apple to replace Intel's 8th generation Core i series processor by T2 chip from the original iMac Pro original. It is confirmed that Apple adds a layer of silicone film to the third-generation butterfly keyboard, thereby reducing the proportion of noise and noise generated during the keyboard learning process, and also reducing the keyboard's viscosity because of oil and other problems.

According to the iFixit website for simple disbadembly of the MacBook Pro 2018, Apple has added a layer of silicone film under the third-generation butterfly keyboard, in addition to further reducing the amount of noise and noise generated during tapping Keyboard, Effectively prevent oil stains and other problems from making the button stick, or the function of the button can not be triggered normally.

However, that this layer of silicone film caused the influence of the operator, the content of the US media who experienced the new machine shows that the actual use experience does not seem very different, but still depends on personal needs. Different

With a detailed teardown, the iFixit website has announced that it will release a more comprehensive report next week, and it is expected that the new MacBook Pro will change its internal structure through the Core processor. i of the 8th generation.

With regard to the sound performance of the third-generation butterfly keyboard, The Verge's website is also recorded by his. The way to compare the 2016 15 MacBook Pro, the 2017 MacBook Pro, and the 2018 MacBook Pro with the generation of butterfly keyboards, the sound of the sound is louder than the 2017 model. While there are still a few shots keyboard in the 2018 model, the actual sound ratio is already smaller.

As for the tapping of the hand, The Verge's website does not think that there is much difference, and the new silicone film does not seem to have much of an impact.