Apple Macbook Pro Keyboard Replacement Experience

Loved my 2012 MacBook Pro, I really stressed over a replacement - initially ordered 2018 MB Air from B&H which arrived damaged and did re-think. It did feel like a hasty compromise when I ordered the MBA. I thought about how I used my 2012 MBP - mostly in one location and plugged into an outlet. The intrigue of the Mac Mini bit and stuck. I wanted BT 5.0 and that wasn't MADE available by Apple at the time. I liked the specs 3.0 chip, 256 GB etc and paired with Apple keyboard and mouse due to review complaints about connectivity with both devices. If there was an issue I would deliver all to the local Apple store and they could sort it out. I was really perplexed by Apple butterfly keyboard mechanism issues on their labtop line and their 4 year extended keyboard warranty from product introduction will roll around quickly. So Mac Mini with it's compromises (quiet speaker volume, no FaceTime camera or microphone) was decided and the last hurdle was finding a smaller display so I did not accidently knock it over. There are essentially 2 decent quality 14-16

I really like the Apple Magic Keyboard for my use and purposes. The weight of the keyboard is more substantial than I had been led to believe, which is nice. It instantly connects to my Macbook Pro vie bluetooth, and the internal battery lasts quite a long while (after two weeks it still had over 50% of power left). I'm used to only using the keyboard on my Macbook Pro, so the Magic Keyboard is a very familiar piece of hardware for me.

This will mostly be opinionated but iPad Pro magic keyboard is a better overall experience than my 15” 2018 MacBook Pro. Feels more natural as a mobile device and nearly just as powerful as my MacBook Pro.. just the lacking OS for more pro software. But once apple updates to silicon series chipsets I wouldn’t be surprised if they overhaul all apps and allow Xcode to be run on the iPad. At that point, no need for MacBook. My point being that magic keyboard and iPad Pro duo feels great, great typing experience, solidifies it more as a pro device and eagerly getting close to MacBook Pro territory in terms of performance.

I was looking around for extending Apple Care for my MACBook Pro 13 and the cheapest one I found was on B&H. I have been shopping with B&H for last 8 years the experience is always the best.

The Apple 14 MacBook Pro with M2 Max processor has been fantastic so far. Nice keyboard and sound, sharp display, quick and long battery life. Compared to my old Macbook Pro 13 with an Intel processor, this machine runs circles around it and doesn't even need to be plugged into power to do it. I was a bit worried about compatibility with the ARM based processor and some of my software but everything I use has worked either natively or with Rosetta 2 which has been seamless.

Fits a 16 MacBook Pro, full size Apple keyboard with number pad and lots of papers, hard drives etc. It's nice to have a bag just for my computer and accessories instead of taking it in a rollerboard or backpack.

This is a very well made keyboard and a perfect replacement for the original Apple keyboard.

Apple MacBook Pro's have always delivered, and this one is no exception.

A replacement for an Apple Keyboard. Suctions the same. Looks the same . Time will tell.

Nice external keyboard compatible with my macbook pro.