Tactile response of the new slim aluminium keyboard

Those who have the new slim aluminium keyboard may please share their experience on the feel of this new keyboard for tuch typing. The keys are different from teh previous Apple keyboard. I am used to the old kyboard, where the keys go some disatnce down while typing.

Hi! It depends on what you like. If you like your keyboard, and the keys going down, you won't like the new one. But if you prefer a laptop kind of keyboard, more silent and less distance down while typing, the new one is for you
I've used both of them, and I definitely love the new one, it feels really soft and I type much more quickly... but as I said before, it depends on what kind of keyboard you like.

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