I thought Apple's laptop keyboards were great prior to the butterfly era. They never felt quite as good as their old desktop keyboards—which were and are my favorite—but more than adequate for a laptop.
I had to briefly use a Macbook two designs old a while back—the thicker aluminum kind, that could still accommodate a disc drive—and wow, I'd forgotten how much better that keyboard was than the one after, even, let alone the loud-as-hell, uncomfortable butterfly ones. It felt great—probably about as good as a laptop keyboard could be. I want that kind back. The tiny bit of extra travel and slightly softer action made a huge difference.
