Mac Book Keyboard Still Misses First Character When Typing....

Hi all,
This is an old problem that was supposed to be fixed with a software and firmware update but it still seems to happen on my MB. The first character I type generally does not register. Anyone else with this problem? I already had the keyboard replaced. Cheers.

Hi,
I don't use growl... so I can't say if it may be related to the problem. In my experience, I cannot relate the problem to anything, neither could people here. There used to be a huge thread on this problem, but it got deleted (maybe because the issue is considered solved).
Another thing that makes it hard to isolate the cause is that it seems impossible to replicate a situation in which the keystrokes are missed. Sometimes I have the problem once or twice a month, then there are days when it happens all the time. I also think it was there from the beginning, but I'm not sure about that, since it took me some time getting used to the keyboard, and I may have attributed missed keystrokes to my lack of typing skills
Support told me to install OSX again, and see if the problem is still there. I could not do it so far since I really need my MB for work right now, but I will try it and report back. I think if it doesn't vanish then, it can't be a software problem. Any opinions on this?

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In my case the backlit keyboard feature was already disabled in the preferences and the problem still existed. I noted that if you disable it through the F keys it also disables it in the prefs, even if the prefs are open. Given that, I can't imagine it'd make a difference whether you disable it via clicking the box or using the F keys, but I'll try it out.
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