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Believe it Folks! (M2 Air Midnight Blue)
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Easy answer send it back and get a silver model, or just wipe it down. Nature of the beast, darker colour's will show the likes of finger prints far more.
TBH there are people in this world who are struggling to feed their children, just return the Mac and order colour way that does not pick up finger prints. I get OCD and I suffer with it myself, equally common sense should be applied...
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Yep, simple. Get a wiping cloth and keep it with your machine for frequent usage, or take it back. Personally, I'd take it back and I'm not a clean freak.
I cancelled my midnight after all the talks about it being a fingerprint magnet, and ordered a starlight instead. The colour is gorgeous! And I don't have to worry about my fingers more than necessary! LOL 🤣
I know the finger prints are there but how are people’s ports holding up? I’ve had mine for a little over a week and all poets and MagSafe have marks and I’ve been careful. Worries about the longer term and what the ports will look like…
I haven’t used the MagSafe port. The rear USB-C port is the one I use most and it has a couple of nicks. The other port is still unmarked. If tiny nicks in the color coat bother you, don’t get the Midnight color.
I have had mine a week and the ports all look exactly the same as when I got it. I find I'm being mindful but not insanely careful plugging things in. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
So picked mine up yesterday afternoon. Few smudges after a day of use today, but, nothing to be concerned about. Its a great color as long as it is not 'linty' and covered with chocolate or something, it will be fine.
Ah, the old starving children argument. one step above equating something to hitler.
Never understood people who use a reference like that in an apple forum to begin with as they most likely typed that out on their expensive apple product lol.
Anyways, I have a silver MacBook Air coming in as well to possibly replace my midnight. My midnight needed to be replaced anyways due to a few QC issues anyways so I figured I would check out another colour and see which I prefer. But this midnight colour is really growing on me, so knowing me, ill end up sending both back and re order another midnight lol.
But I dont wanna cancel the silver incase I end up loving it just as much.
Yep. Using the starving children argument I should have kept my i5 MacBook Air. It worked fine but was annoying to use. I also should have a beater car in the garage instead of a BMW.
haha, yup. Typing this out while "glamping" in my 30" trailer on my new m2 air. I must be so ashamed of myself
The answer to that question, "how do you know somebody drives a BMW?"
Still, the “starving children” strawman is nothing compared to the “WWIII IS LITERALLY HAPPENING RN” guys. Ok, so go run off to the Eastern Bloc or stop talking about it. This is a forum specifically about fixing dirty mouse balls.
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But seriously, is nobody willing to try some wax if they really can’t stand the smudges? The idea is that the wax would fill the uneven surface, then buff down with a microfiber so that the layer is thin enough to not smear. Let the wax dry and now it will either repel fingerprints completely, or the smooth surface will be extremely easy to wipe clean.
Wax would not necessarily make things shiny, sticky or slippery.
Wax would not necessarily make things shiny, sticky or slippery.
I would stay away from the “diamond” or “ceramic” coatings people call wax. Real wax can be removed completely with simple harmless solvents. The others would be a nightmare.
An unnecessary and pointless comment to make on a forum dedicated to discussing expensive tech products.
- Help, I can't connect my Macbook to my new LG monitor!
- Don't worry, there are people in this world who are struggling to feed their children.
Agreed. I’m getting advice from some folks who know materials and have experimented.
Unfortunately the fingerprints will show up on any dark colored device. A Samsung dark greay Galaxybook 2 pro 360 is a huge fingerprint magnet.
I think the blue color also shows more than a dark grey.
Lighter colors don't show fingerprints as much so if it is a huge deal silver or starlight is your color.
I think the blue color also shows more than a dark grey.
Lighter colors don't show fingerprints as much so if it is a huge deal silver or starlight is your color.
I just went to BestBuy to look at the Midnight in person. Walked in and there was a Midnight M2 covered in prints and surprisingly it didn’t bother me that much.
Looked at the 13” MBP in space grey next to it and it was just meh. Looks nice but it’s the usual. They didn’t have a Starlight but saw a watch close to that in color I suppose and it’s not for me.
Will be ordering midnight to replace my mid 2009 MBP 13” (that’s right, 2009). Just waiting to hear if they drop midnight MBP’s or up them to M2’s here shortly. A 14” MBP would also be nice.
Looked at the 13” MBP in space grey next to it and it was just meh. Looks nice but it’s the usual. They didn’t have a Starlight but saw a watch close to that in color I suppose and it’s not for me.
Will be ordering midnight to replace my mid 2009 MBP 13” (that’s right, 2009). Just waiting to hear if they drop midnight MBP’s or up them to M2’s here shortly. A 14” MBP would also be nice.