Apple to Launch New Laptop with Reworked Keyboard Mechanism in Mid-2020

2020 is going to be one busy year for Apple, as the company is already planning several key product launches next year.

First of all, it’s the all-new iPhone generation that’s projected to see daylight in September with OLED screens and 5G support. Then, it’s the iPhone SE 2, which according to analysts should see daylight as soon as March.

Upgrades for the Apple Watch are also expected after the subtle refinements in the Series 5, and by the looks of things, major changes on the laptop front are also planned.

Ming-Chi Kuo, who is an analyst with an excellent reputation in the Apple business, says the Cupertino-based tech giant is also planning to unveil a new MacBook model either in late second quarter or in early third quarter 2020.

Keyboard overhaul

The biggest upgrade on this new MacBook, in addition to the hardware used under the hood, will be the keyboard mechanism that Apple is planning to use.

By the looks of things, this MacBook will come with a scissor switch system, the same one that Apple previously used until 2015 before someone gave the company the brilliant idea of embracing the butterfly system. Eventually, using the butterfly mechanism proved to be an uninspired choice, so Apple is now trying to fix everything with the release of a new MacBook next year.

Apple has reportedly reached out to Wistron to build the scissor switch keyboards.

Kuo claims Apple could unveil the new laptop at the WWDC developer conference, but at the same time, there’s also a chance that the company sticks with just a simple press release to introduce this model.

The only thing that’s uncertain right now concerns the 16-inch MacBook Pro that was also expected to come with a scissor switch design for the keyboard. Previous rumors indicated this model could see daylight in late 2019, but now it appears that the 2020 models will be the first ones to embrace this new keyboard upgrade.