Apple has finally paid out a $50 million settlement for its defective MacBook butterfly keyboards.
Keyboard owners with approved claims will receive reimbursements totaling up to $395, depending on the amount of the repairs required. Michael Burkhardt from 9to5Mac said that he had already received two payment checks.
Customers stated that the keyboards frequently became stuck or fully broken, rendering them unresponsive, as soon as they were released in 2015. Furthermore, users stated that minute pieces of dust or dirt became lodged in the keys and were unable to remove them, rendering the keys unusable. In 2019, Apple switched from the butterfly keyboard to a “scissor-switch” design.
To address the issue, Apple announced a repair program, but just replaced butterfly keyboards with other butterfly keyboards, which did not resolve the problem.
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The class action lawsuit, filed in 2018, claimed that Apple knew the keyboard design was problematic but withheld it from buyers. Apple agreed to resolve the class action case in 2022, but as part of the deal, it contested the lawsuit’s accusations.
According to the settlement’s website, anyone who obtained two or more topcase replacements within four years of acquiring an impacted MacBook will be compensated between $300 and $395. If an owner only received one replacement, they might get up to $125. If only a keycap replacement is required, owners will receive a maximum of $50. Only Apple customers in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, and Washington who required repairs were eligible for payment.
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