I have the same specs you Midnight air M2 except mine is a 13 inch lol, but I've not had a MacBook for a good while , I think it was the 13inch 2016 MacBook Pro no Touch Bar that was in space gray and that had these marks around the usb c port.
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First World Problem - MacBook Air M2 Color
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I visited the Apple Store today to check out the M2 MBAs. I think I'm now even more inclined toward Midnight. Very happy to see that it really does give off a bluish hue in plain sight.
To my surprise, I mistook the one right next to it for Silver but the friendly Apple employee assured me it was actually Starlight. Disappointed that I had to look at it from weird angles to actually see the difference between it and the MBP a couple stations down.
So I'd say my preference is in this order
Midnight
Silver
Starlight
Space Gray
My current MBP is Space Gray and it's a great color but I think done with it for now.
To my surprise, I mistook the one right next to it for Silver but the friendly Apple employee assured me it was actually Starlight. Disappointed that I had to look at it from weird angles to actually see the difference between it and the MBP a couple stations down.
So I'd say my preference is in this order
Midnight
Silver
Starlight
Space Gray
My current MBP is Space Gray and it's a great color but I think done with it for now.
I have both the 14" & 16" M1 MacBook Pros in silver. For the M2 MBA, it was no question, midnight color. Store had the 16GB / 1TB option in stock. I absolutely love it.
What's weird is all Apple Stores now seem to be out of stock of all models near me, wonder if they will receive more stock tomorrow.
In-store stock seemed to be extremely limited on release day, with most of the units being held for online pickup orders. Your best bet would be to just keep checking in-store stock on Apple's site for the config you want & hope you get lucky.
Space Gray has been my go to since it came out. I’m finally bored with it and ready to move to lighter colors. It will be silver this time although I went back and forth between silver and starlight. Midnight is too blue, dark, and does remind me of a PC laptop.
I purchased the midnight and I'm very happy with it. Love the dark blue when the light hits it just right! My wife likes it as well. And I carry a lint-free cloth in my bag for the fingerprints. (Which I also kept in my bag for my (probably) previous space grey 14" Pro that also showed fingerprints.)
How are your USB-C and MagSafe ports holding up on Midnight so far, any scratches? I would say mine have showing normal wear right on the edge on the inside of the port, not really noticeable but over time it may stand out.
I went with space gray when it first came out. A year or so ago, I switched back to silver. Just got the M2 MBA in starlight and am very pleased with it. I never liked the gold macbook color, but starlight is like silver with just a hint of gold tint. Seems like it will be fairly immune to fingerprints as well.
out of curiosity if you did change what colour would you go with? I guess all colour will show this wear obviously more so on midnight except the silver , I love the midnight but I'm thinking it will look not so great after a while with wear being so obvious .
I guess silver is the way to go .
I like the starlight on the iPhone . but idk the starlight trackpad looked off to me but other than that it is nice
You are correct -- the trackpad is a different shade than the chassis. Not necessarily bad, but definitely different.
Either space gray or silver most likely. I do really like the midnight color but I am very OCD about scratches etc...I am going to head to the Apple Store this evening and see how the in-store midnight has faired and look at the other colors.
Make sure to check store inventory early morning as it will get regularly updated day to day. If you are late to the morning check, you could lose out and have to wait longer.
I went for Midnight as I fancied a change from the different shades of silver that Apple have been offering. I do like the look of Starlight, but I also feel like every Apple device I've bought for the last 7 or 8 years has been Space Grey. Silver is definitely making a comeback it looks great on the new MacBook Pros.
I also been a space grey buyer , changed that with starlight 13 mini . now I have midnight but.. I'm strongly considering silver , last silver MacBook I owned was the original 13 inch Air with the silver bezels .
It took me forever to decide between midnight and space gray but I ended up going with space gray for the contrast. Midnight doesn't have enough contrast between the keyboard and body for my preference. I don't care for the black on black keyboard on the 14" and 16" pro models either.
Won't really matter for me though as I'm returning the M2 Air I just bought and keeping my M1 MBP. Funny how there is a 50/50 split on space gray and midnight though. 😅
Won't really matter for me though as I'm returning the M2 Air I just bought and keeping my M1 MBP. Funny how there is a 50/50 split on space gray and midnight though. 😅
