The MacBook butterfly keyboard case will become a class affair in the United States

Legal action against is pending Apple It aims to be controversial “Butterfly” mechanism MacBook and MacBook Pro laptop keyboards are in the past Reached the level of a class action, Certified by a United States District Court Judge for the Northern District of California.

Many users of 2018 MacBook and MacBook Pro settings In seven states they sued Apple, claiming that it was aware of defects in the butterfly keys. According to the plaintiffs, Apple violated consumer protection laws and internal actions and documents show that Apple knew from the beginning that the design was defective.

The keyboard with the butterfly mechanism has received mixed reviews from the public. Apple has also designed a mechanism to create smaller systems and deliver a better user experience, in fact, in addition to the compliments, there are many negative comments. But beyond the options, the main problem is another: Butterfly powered keyboards have proven to be less durable than previous models. 2018 survey of Appleinsider Butterfly pointed out that keyboard repair on MacBooks was 40% higher after the introduction of the keyboard. Repair repairs are also reduced.

In June 2018, Apple realized that this algorithm was causing serious problems and decided to launch one Free repair and replacement campaign, Reimburses those who have already incurred expenses for the same operation. Since mid-2018, Apple has only included laptops with keyboards with a butterfly mechanism on the list. In 2019 a revised mechanism was used in the MacBook Pro line, while in 2020 Apple proposed keyboards with an updated scissor mechanism and withdrew its operations.

The Results Judge Edward J. to provide class action status in this case. The 2015 MacBook-2017, 2016 has the effect of possessing any citizen of the states of Devila, California, New York, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, Michigan and Washington. -2019 MacBook Pro or 2018-2019 MacBook Air can participate in this cause.