Kuo believes a new scissor switch keyboard will also be used in the macbook pro but not until 2020.
Scissor switch keyboard apple.
Kuo first relayed predictions of apple s expected move away from the four year old butterfly switch to more robust scissor switch keyboards in late july saying a new 16 inch macbook pro would be.
Bluetooth keyboards are usually designed to work with tablets and phones and are light and portable and usually use scissor switch mechanisms.
The iphone maker introduced its scissor switch keyboard design at the end of 2019 with the 16 inch macbook pro.
The main company serving the laptop market with add on keyboards is adesso.
Both have their pros and cons for example a lot of people enjoy their scissor keyboards and maybe even haven t tried a mechanical one.
Apple in the 2019 16 inch macbook pro the 2020 13 inch macbook pro and the 2020 13 inch macbook air introduced a redesigned magic keyboard.
The new scissor switch keyboards.
Apple is reportedly planning to introduce an updated smart keyboard with a scissor switch design alongside its next generation ipad and ipad pro models in 2020.
So you can expect a macbook air and small macbook pro update.
Although the variety is quite large the two main ones are the mechanical keyboard and the scissor switch keyboard.
Scissor switch keyboards for desktop computers.
The most popular keyboard in this class is probably the apple wireless keyboard.
9to5mac notes that apple will reportedly move to a new scissor switch design which will use glass fiber to reinforce its keys.
The tech giant opted to use a traditional scissor style switch in its new 16 inch macbook pro and is expected to ditch the butterfly.
But kuo thinks apple will ship updated macbook models with a scissor switch keyboard at some point during the second quarter of 2020.
While the scissor switch has two crossing supports the butterfly key has a hinge in the middle.
In a weird way apple made a brilliant new laptop keyboard it was thinner sleeker and.
Perhaps tellingly kuo made no mention of the 16 inch macbook pro he has previously.
The days of apple s troubled butterfly keyboard are numbered.