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Testing shows 2018 MacBook Pro keyboard resists dust much better than previous-gen, but not foolproof

<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2018/07/2018-macbook-rpo-keyboard.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600)</div><p>iFixit has followed up (https://ifixit.org/blog/10319/butterfly-keyboard-teardown/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=071918_PR_MacBook%20Pro%202018%20Butterfly%20Keyboard%20Teardown&amp;utm_content=071918_PR_MacBook%20Pro%202018%20Butterfly%20Keyboard%20Teardown+CID_02e2886a0b01b497f27dc9e6f59fbd72&amp;utm_source=CampaignMonitor&amp;utm_term=Read%20our%20in-depth%20analysis%20to%20find%20out) on its initial teardown with some focused testing on a the new third-generation keyboard present in the 2018 MacBook Pro (https://9to5mac.com/2018/07/12/apple-macbook-pro-with-touch-bar-updated-with-max-32-gb-ram-improved-third-generation-keyboard-true-tone-and-new-intel-chips/). How well does the silicone membrane protect the butterfly mechanism? Pretty well. iFixit showered a 2017 and 2018 MacBook Pro in dust particles and then compared the result.</p>
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