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Pros & Cons
Pros
Sturdy and barely different than the oem keyboard. Tactile response seems to be better than the original part. Not quite as nice as the original, but still a great keyboard at a great price.
The keys look very nice and they press and return fine, but they seem stiff or muted compared to the original keyboard. They are really solid keystrokes. The keys are working well, keystroke take slightly more effort to push.
Even though a macbook keyboard isn't the easiest to change, it helps when you have a quality replacement. Perfect fit & drop in replacement for the non-retina unibody 13” macbook/macbook pro.
My backlit works. Works like the original keyboard. The keyboard works fine and everything is back in order with my macbook pro.
Cons
Keyboard works, however keys are uneven and not very responsive. Two of the keys already had their surfaces chipped and broken off. Also, the entire keypads feel stuffy.
The ribbon cable is not to spec. Wasted labor time. The ribbon is finicky. Do yourself a favor and order a different keyboard.
Highlights
Quality
The product works fine and installs as expected
The keyboard is very nice high quality from what i can tell so far
However the quality is definitely not up to the original apple keyboard
I must add that the description for this product is inaccurate as it states that this replacement comes with the backlight
Price
This is a great product for the price
Competitiveness
Little stiffer than orignal but you cant beat the price
Highly recommended if youre a diyer and have a keyboard issue
I used a guide from ifixit to do the replacement
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- This product had a total of 401 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 9 2023.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
There was more than 60 little screws in all to be removed and reinstalled
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
However the quality is definitely not up to the original apple keyboard
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The mechanisms that keep the keys elevated are not configured the same as the apple one and some keys sit slanted meaning the keys are not flush across the entire keyboard
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
My only wish is that i had known more about macs i would have ordered the backlit version of this as when i took it all apart i found that my motherboard has the plug for it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Note this is an extremely tedious repair that requires almost complete disassembly of the computer and a special security driver bit
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Expect 12 hours for an experienced technician to complete
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Not recommended for beginners or the easily frustrated
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Wasnt very fun to replace but not too difficult
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