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We need to talk about failing keyboards on these new Macbooks.

Louis Rossmann · commentary · Watch on YouTube

Repair, teardowns & right to repairConsumer devices & gadgets

What it is

Louis Rossmann discusses failing keyboards on newer MacBooks, comparing a Dell keyboard repair with an Apple keyboard repair and explaining why Apple's design is costly and hard to fix.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited in MacBook keyboard and repairability threads for its clear teardown of what a replacement involves.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2019

What HN commenters said

  1. “I appreciate his deep teardowns and clear explanations”

    Deep teardowns and clear explanations of MacBook issues

    ballenf, 2018-04 · Recommendation · in “Don’t buy the MacBook Pros even on sale, in my opinion”

  2. “Its eye opening seeing a keyboard replacement being performed”

    Shows a keyboard replacement being performed, revealing the labor involved

    ru999gol, 2018-10 · Recommendation · in “Apple’s repair kill switch hasn’t been activated yet”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: louis rossmann, macbook, butterfly keyboard, right to repair, teardown

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