It got an update last July, a graphics update in October and now the i9 update. The speed boosts of the MacBook Pro and the keyboard changes come after a year of boosts for the flagship notebook. The configure-your-own option gets a 200MHz bump, making it a full 2x faster from the dual-core 13”.

The 13″ MacBook Pro with Touch Bar gets boosted 2.4GHz quad-core processors, standard, which will turbo boost to speeds up to 4.7GHz. The top end $2,799 config is now standard with an 8-core i9, two more cores and a 500 MHz increase over the current 6-core config. Then press the key (slightly upwards, that is in the direction of the screen, so that the hooks stay in place) until the top clips back in again.The $2,399 config of the 15″ MacBook Pro is getting a 2.6GHz 6-core i7 that boosts to 4.5ghz, a 400 MHz increase in turbo speed. To reattach the keycap, slide the hooks underneath the cap back into place from bottom to top.I mostly just cleaned the top side of the hinges with my finger or a soft cloth, but you can reach underneath the hinges, if necessary, with a fine brush.Do this really gently! It should not make a clicking sound or anything since it isn't really attached to the hinge! Hold up the top side just a bit and very gently wiggle the key around, left right up down, until it is loose. Now you have to untangle the hooks at the bottom side.Now lever up (with the second one/your fingernail!) until it pops of with a slight clicking sound. The first tool will likely be under the butterfly hinge which is why you have to release that one and make sure you are only just under the cap with the second one (short fingernail is the safest option).First, take a thin tool (a needle works fine, but I guess a thin plastic tool is better), squeeze it into the gap above the key and gently lever it up, until you can reach below the rim of the cap with a second tool or your fingernail.So, just be careful and do exactly as described below! You will have to lever the top side of this mechanism up, gently, to unattach the keycap. I actually spilled whine into my keyboard and many keys were affected, but I did not break a single one doing it as follows. That is where the problem comes from: since there is a big contact area it can stick together easily (fluids) or become clogged. The butterfly mechanism has a round surface on both sides that touch the whole button cap.The top side is held by claws (right side of the image) which can be unclipped. the hooks (left side of the image) are at the bottom of the cap and they would break if you lever up the cap from there. The key cap is attached to the mechanism by two claws and two hooks.Yes, it is possible to remove the keys safely and clean them.īut first, it is important to know how it looks below the keycap in order to not damage anything:

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