I like it. It’s definitely darker than the old space gray and more black than the Midnight Air (which is really a shade of blue). It isn’t as dark as the Space Black of the Apple Watch Hermes.
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I bought mine in Space Black and I love it. The fact that it varies in appearance in different types of light is specifically why I think it's so great.
Did I order Space Black....? "Dell" yeah I did, lol!
Should match my car nicely....
Should match my car nicely....
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So I noticed the new M3 MacBook Pros have another design change compared to the M1 and M2 versions that Apple didn't announce. Chamfered edges around the ports and what appears to be a thicker chamfered edge on all edges of the laptop. With previous MacBook Pros there is a straight edge around the ports and a slight chamfer on the laptops edges.
See attached images that shows a clear chamfer around the ports and larger chamfer around the outside edges of the machine. For the pictures I am comparing my space gray M1 MacBook Pro 14" work computer compared to my personal Space Black M3 MacBook Pro 16".
Because the edges are more chamfered this should help with wear around the ports and edges of the machine, especially with the Space Black color.
What do you guys think!
See attached images that shows a clear chamfer around the ports and larger chamfer around the outside edges of the machine. For the pictures I am comparing my space gray M1 MacBook Pro 14" work computer compared to my personal Space Black M3 MacBook Pro 16".
Because the edges are more chamfered this should help with wear around the ports and edges of the machine, especially with the Space Black color.
What do you guys think!
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I was hoping so, but a light brush with a ceramic coffee cup resulted in this on my 16" space black MBP.
The part that made contact was the rougher unpainted/uncoated bottom lip that makes contact with the table. So, not the smoothest thing to make contact and concentrate force onto the tiny metal corner.
It has been proven that space gray does suffer from relatively more scratches, discoloration and fingerprints compared to the silver color. It is also obvious that the space black will suffer from fingerprints, but we never know if it can hold up against the discoloration. My reasoning is that it takes some time for discoloration to occur... Until we actually see users going through discoloration of the space black, it is too early to make a bold statement about discoloration yet...BUT I agree with the fingerprint issues.. I went to Apple Stores and noticed that on the space black color
After having a silver colored MacBooks for years, I'm enjoying the the change to Space Black. I love the color.
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I read all the posts on Silver being a better option but a finger magnet and how the Space Black might scratch easier yada yada yada. This is my first Apple device ever. Anyway after I went to the Apple Store and saw how shiny and blinding the Silver was under the bright store lights and how cool and toned down the Space Black looked I didn't care about scratching anymore. I wanted the Space Black and bought the 16" M3 Max base $3500 on the spot on my Apple Card with 12 payments and no interest. Been extremely happy with it so far.
Yeah. I like both and space book definitely helps me focus on the monitor.
I did the same thing, but not because of the smudges. There seem to be some inherent manufacturing defects during machining when the silver comes through on the Space Black models. I was nervous this would also be an issue with wear and tear over time.
never. I was never a big fan of silver, and jumped to Space Gray in 2017. Space Black is deceptively dark as long as you are not in some offensively lit office setting. In normal lighting, it's black. I love it.
I love mine. I only wish they'd done something about the trackpad and keyboard, which accumulate hand oils like crazy -- keyboard especially. I can see that in a couple of years the hand oil-engendered sheen, which is currently removable via wiping it off with cloth and alcohol, will eventually become permanent.
No regrets, love the colour and clean it daily. Its my daily driver used for work and home so on it for probably about 10 hrs a day.
How was NeXT able to make super-duper-black metal computers over 30 years ago? The answer may well have been "they weren't laptops" - either because the finish would never have survived going into and out of cases all day long, or because we don't want to THINK about how many fingerprints they would have attracted if touched on a regular basis. Was it that they weren't laptops, or was NeXT doing things that Apple won't (for cost or environmental reasons).
I loved the look of the NeXT machines, and will be ordering my MBP is Space Black to get as close as I've seen since, and because of the anti-glare factor.
I also loved the suggestion of a titanium machine in natural color (Apple's Rose Gold is close, but not right there and not as attractive). I've never seen a computer in natural titanium (I think the TiBooks were treated, or else they were an alloy that didn't have the color) - but cameras have shown up that way over the years, and many of them are gorgeous - and very, very durable.
The problem is that cutting unibodies for a high production laptop out of titanium would be a wonderful way to exhaust the world supply of milling machine bits.😂 Aluminum is relatively soft and mills nicely. Pure titanium is not, and doesn't. It can be milled, if you're building stealth aircraft and have that kind of budget. The Russians used to build submarines out of the stuff, and it both made wonderful submarines and bankrupted the Soviet Union (not on its own, but it WAS a factor). While the boss wasn't looking, the Russian titanium workers used to make camping gear out of scrap titanium. They traded it to Western mountaineers who loved it, and a lot of ultralight gear is now made out of titanium, but it's stamped, not milled.
I loved the look of the NeXT machines, and will be ordering my MBP is Space Black to get as close as I've seen since, and because of the anti-glare factor.
I also loved the suggestion of a titanium machine in natural color (Apple's Rose Gold is close, but not right there and not as attractive). I've never seen a computer in natural titanium (I think the TiBooks were treated, or else they were an alloy that didn't have the color) - but cameras have shown up that way over the years, and many of them are gorgeous - and very, very durable.
The problem is that cutting unibodies for a high production laptop out of titanium would be a wonderful way to exhaust the world supply of milling machine bits.😂 Aluminum is relatively soft and mills nicely. Pure titanium is not, and doesn't. It can be milled, if you're building stealth aircraft and have that kind of budget. The Russians used to build submarines out of the stuff, and it both made wonderful submarines and bankrupted the Soviet Union (not on its own, but it WAS a factor). While the boss wasn't looking, the Russian titanium workers used to make camping gear out of scrap titanium. They traded it to Western mountaineers who loved it, and a lot of ultralight gear is now made out of titanium, but it's stamped, not milled.
Apple made excellent black laptops 25 years ago. My PowerBook G3 (Wallstreet) doesn't mind rough handling, it looks new despite years in and out of backpacks without a case. It doesn't show fingerprints either.
So many differences of option it’s unreal. I order m4 pro in space black 14” absolutely love the machine but this thing is an ABSOLUTE FINGER PRINT magnet. Looks absolutely awful after just normal use as I’m really careful with my handling. Nevermind all the wearing and chipping issues I just cannot cope with how marked it looks all the time, so I have swapped out for a silver. Nowhere near as many problems and once you have got over the “new” black realistically it’s more practical and I think looks much better.
When the mbp m3 pro came out I got it in space black. I found it actually bit too dark for my desk. I traded it in for mbp m4 pro in silver this time. I like the silver more in this setup. But if I had a brighter desk like white id probably stick with space black. But I upgraded for hardware bump too not just the color change lol.
I keep a spray bottle of rubbing alcohol and a microfiber cloth nearby to wipe down the trackpad and the space bar. Although, and it might be my imagination, I feel that the coating on the 2024 space black models is more fingerprint resistant and oleophobic than last years' MacBooks.