Believe it Folks! (M2 Air Midnight Blue)

[1BadManVan]

Darker laptops have been out for years and have long been accepted they attract more finger prints, its nothing new. Its just been a very long time since apple has released such a dark colour, but I dont get why its such a shock that this is what a dark anodized finish will do lol.

 

[goldenarm007]

Apple should supply gloves to reduce smudges!

 

[Psyclism]

Fuji (the camera company) released the X-Pro2 a few years ago. It has a titanium case that was either painted black or came with an optional vapor coating applied. This vapor coating also attracts fingerprints like a magnet -- people were equally up in arms about how it made their camera look dirty.. blah blah blah. I got one with the vapor coating, smeared my greasy fingers all over it, and at a certain point it become just a cool patina on the camera.

Same with the Midnight Air. Trying to keep it clean is pointless. When you have a single big smudge it looks like crap. But keep up the hard work of smearing your DNA on it and after a while it looks mottled and frankly kinda cool. Plus it acts as a theft deterrent - who wants to steal a grimy greasy laptop 🙂

 

[MrCheeto]

who wants to steal a grimy greasy laptop

If you look at used Black MacBooks listed for sale, you might wander who’s buying these grimy grody crumb buckets.

Even when they were fairly new, I always turned away offers and opportunities to go black because, YIKES, people are gross! Not good at any price.

I got fooled by a Fuji digital at MotoGP. I was shooting with the Canon T70 and saw a guy with a Fuji. I said, “you’re shooting film too?”, then he turned the camera to reveal the digital back.🤦‍♂️

 

[nikhsub1]

Isn't there a skin or clear cover you can put on it??

Yes and I have one and it 100% fixes the fingerprint issue.

 

[goldenarm007]

Grimy smudges these are valid concerns
that King Jobs never considered!

 

[Eric Idle]

My new work computer form Dell is darkly colored and suffers no fingerprints at all. It's got a sort of fake carbon fiber looking exterior. I wonder how they get away without fingerprints.

 

[Technerd108]

Carbon fiber is a completely different surface and plastic that is not glossy or shiny resist’s fingerprints naturally. Plus the carbon fiber texture and finish also redirects light in a way that resists showing fingerprints.

I think Dell actually uses carbon fiber at least in their xps line and Lenovo has a model that uses it as well. There are other super strong and light plastics that would work well for laptops. Even a fake carbon fiber plastic would be more fingerprint resistant due to the textured surface.

As long as consumers feel aluminum is a premium finish and think plastic is not I doubt Apple will ever use it.

I like carbon fiber a lot and would love a Mac made of it completely. It would be stronger and lighter than aluminum.

Apple also uses the metal case as sort of a heat sink on certain models so I am not sure plastic of any kind would work.

I also like magnesium as a casing metal for laptops. It is also lighter and stronger than aluminum. Probably better for the environment too.

 

[Ifti]

Yes and I have one and it 100% fixes the fingerprint issue.

Details on which you use please?
Thanks

 

[geekiemac]

I have to see the Starlight color in person. From pictures I can't tell what color it is. Not sure how it handles fingerprints.

I had a Rose Gold MacBook that I just loved. Otherwise I'd go with boring silver. I've had loads of silver laptops and never thought about fingerprints at all.

I have Starlight - I won't say it doesn't get fingerprints, but they are practically invisible. After a day or two using it intensely, if I look closely, I can perhaps distinguish some light smudges. I wipe those with a microfiber/polish cloth and that's it.
I bought this color because I knew there would be fingerprints on Midnight, there were plenty of posts about it, and knowing myself, I prefer to avoid having to clean my laptop convulsively over the next 5 years or so.

Besides, Starlight is a gorgeous color. Perhaps not so much dropdead-gorgeous as Midnight, but still, very elegant and discreet. Somewhere between silver and gold. It's a silver with a very light and delicate gold tint.

 

[GMShadow]

My new work computer form Dell is darkly colored and suffers no fingerprints at all. It's got a sort of fake carbon fiber looking exterior. I wonder how they get away without fingerprints.

That won't last. I have an XPS with dark outside and the carbon fiber palmrest and funk builds up just the same with use.