Apple Will Have to Pay Up to $395 to Users of These MacBooks

Apple has finally paid the $50 million it owes to users affected by the “butterfly” bug. After years of fighting and several class-action lawsuits, the company received a payment order a few days ago to compensate buyers of MacBooks that had early versions of the butterfly keyboard.

It all started in 2015 with the release of the MacBook 12″, an ultra-thin laptop with a new keyboard nicknamed “butterfly”, which became a headache for the company. A year later, it released MacBook Pro 13 inch and 15 inch” with a slightly more advanced version. Both keyboards have found themselves on Apple’s wall of disaster in a short time.

The short route meant that one speck of dust would ruin the impression, throwing double clickthey would get stuck, some keys wouldn’t be recognized, and they had to be handled with extreme caution. A couple of years later, in 2018, users sued Apple in a class action lawsuit that is now close to being resolved.

Apple must pay by August

After years of litigation and after Apple itself acknowledged the problem, the lawsuit was successful for users: the company admitted its failure and offered a solution. compensation plan worth a total of $50 million.

The deadline for filing a claim has expired March 6, 2023. And after several weeks of discussion, the amounts that Apple had to pay to the affected users were established in varying degrees.

• 50 dollars for users who had to change some keys
• 125 dollars For users who once had to replace their keyboard
• 395 US dollars for users who have had to replace their keyboard twice

These figures were not intended to ease the cost of repairs, as Apple intended with a specific program worldwide. The amounts of $50, $125 and $395 are intended to compensate, that is, a kind of payment for ‘damage‘ for users who had to log into the Apple Store multiple times.

The payment order, officially executed on June 27, 2024, obliges the company to pay off this debt to the plaintiffs. until the end of August of the same year.

Which MacBooks are affected?

If you are one of the plaintiffs, you already know that three models companies were affected, and if not, the bad news is that you will no longer be able to benefit from any compensation. Despite this, we will tell you which computers were and continue to suffer from this “butterfly”.

• Macbook 12 inches – Launched in 2015.
• Macbook Pro 13 inch – Released in 2016.
• Macbook Pro 15 inch – Released in 2016.