If you bought a MacBook with a faulty butterfly keyboard between 2015 and 2019 and filed a claim, the check should be in the mail.

Folks are beginning to receive checks from Apple to compensate them for having to spend money when their MacBook butterfly keyboards malfunctioned. As the payments go out, Apple is closing the book on an issue with stuck or otherwise unusable keys that plagued owners of Mac laptops made between 2015 and 2019.

Customers affected by the problematic butterfly keyboards on Apple's 2015 to 2019 MacBooks could see a check show up in their mailbox soon.

I am typing these words on the Magic Keyboard of an M2 MacBook Air. There's decent key travel. None of the keys are sticking. It feels nice. Life is good. But my fingers have not yet forgiven the horror – nay,

Apple customers who were affected by Apple's flawed MacBook butterfly keyboard design have begun receiving settlement funds, two years

Apple has initiated payments from its $50 million settlement over the defective MacBook butterfly keyboards. The settlement, approved last year, addresses a class action lawsuit filed in 2018. Keyboard owners with approved claims are now receiving checks of up to $395.

Key Takeaways If you owned a MacBook with a faulty butterfly keyboard, you might finally be getting some compensation according to 9to5mac. As of August 5, 2024, Apple has started sending payments to eligible MacBook owners affected by the butterfly keyboard mechanism class action lawsuit in the United States.