We need to talk about failing keyboards on these new Macbooks.

Why HN readers recommended it

Cited in MacBook keyboard and repairability threads for its clear teardown of what a replacement involves.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Louis Rossmann

Topic

macbook keyboard repair

Format

commentary

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

2

HN mentions in dataset

6

Recommendation years in dataset

2018–2019

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• Louis Rossmann has examined these issues in detail on his electronics repair YouTube channel: [VIDEO] (I disagree with the level of his vitriol against Apple, but I appreciate his deep teardowns and clear explanations. He just doesn't seem to understand how valuable the Apple software …

• Apple intentionally builds their keyboards in such a way that it is incredible difficult to replace, the amount of skilled labor required doesn't make it profitable to just replace the keyboard. Its eye opening seeing a keyboard replacement being performed: [VIDEO] Who is to blame …