Is your Macbook Pro M4 keyboard noisy

nostatic1 wrote:

I just went from a Macbook Air M2 (mid-2022) to a new Macbook Pro M4 (late 2024) and am unpleasantly surprised to hear how noisy the keyboard and trackpad are. Very clacky, almost as if the keystrokes are being amplified from the space beneath the platform. The keys and the trackpad make much more sound than the keys/trackpad on the older Air M2. Is this normal?

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My MBP M3 certainly has a different keyboard sound and feel than my MBA M2 (I think). I find it to be so much better. It's one of the nicest keyboards I've used in a long time. I couldn't tell you if it's louder, as that's not something I pay much attention to, and I didn't have them both at the same time for very long.

Of course, I grew up using mechanical and then electric typewriters. My MBP is much quieter.

nostatic1 wrote:

Yes, that's my intention. Unfortunately, the closest Apple store isn't close. So, until I get there I thought I'd check feedback here.

Unfortunately, no one on this forum can 1) hear what your computer sounds like or 2) know what you consider "noisy." Tolerance for noise tends to be very individual.

Personally, I thought the keyboard on my MBA was really mushy.

nostatic1 wrote:

There might be a consensus of opinion, that's why I posed the question.

There is unlikely to be a consensus on something that is a matter of personal preference. Also, it's not the sort of thing that gets posted about a lot. You can certainly search the forum to see if you find other posts about the issue.