The issue with the keyboard is whether it's good after a month or more of use, not how good it is fresh out of the box.
I thought the previous macbook pro felt great for a week out of the box. Then switches started breaking and keycaps started coming off within the first three months.
In fact, the issue seemed to be that it feeling good out of the box was the only testing Apple did on it.
But neither Gruber nor Marco Arment [1] liked it out of the box. Marco did buy one - he buys everything. You can listen to his review on the latest Accidental Tech Podcast.
[1] just for those who don’t know, Arment is probably one of the best known indie IOS developers and the creator of Instapaper and the first developer for Tumblr.
I thought the previous macbook pro felt great for a week out of the box. Then switches started breaking and keycaps started coming off within the first three months.
In fact, the issue seemed to be that it feeling good out of the box was the only testing Apple did on it.