3 Things to Know About Butterfly Keyboard MacBooks

Assume the keyboard will fail If you’re looking at a used 2018-2019 MacBook Air, expect the butterfly keyboard to eventually stick or stop registering keys due to dust and crumbs.

Apple’s repair program didn’t fix the flaw The repair program only replaced the keyboard with the same flawed design, so a replacement won’t solve the underlying problem.

Skip those years entirely The 2020 M1 MacBook Air has a much better scissor-switch keyboard and is a better deal in every way. Either budget for a future repair or avoid these models.