

Two parts come together like scissors, snapping to the keyboard and the key. Butterfly keyboards, on the other hand, employ a system with components that, rather than overlapping, operate together like the wings of a butterfly. The keys on a scissor-switch keyboard are linked to the keyboard by two plastic parts that interlock in an X form like a pair of scissors, thus the name. Of the attempted scissor-switch mechanism. Keyboard, and why Apple chose to abandon the butterfly key mechanism in favor Perplexed as to what a butterfly keyboard is, how it differs from a scissor-switch

Recall effort and many dissatisfied consumers. Many people areĪware of the issues with butterfly keyboards, which resulted in a massive One with butterfly switches and one with scissor switches. The scissor-mechanism keyboard is standard on the new 13-inch MacBook Pro.Ĭreated two types of keyboards for its MacBook Pro and MacBook Air computers: It is the final goal achieved with the new Apple Scissor Keyboard for the 13-inch MacBook Pro. Apple has been attempting to replace its widely panned butterfly-mechanism keyboard, which was originally introduced in 2018, in all of its laptops.
