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Is the silver MacBook Pro’s better wearing than Space Grey?
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In my experience, scratches show up equally well on both. But if you're not an obsessive hand washer like I am, palm prints will show up more on the silver.
Scratches, dings, dents, and other imperfections will be more apparent on SG. This is objectively true. In one year my SG Macbook Air looks worse off than my three year old MBP.
That's why I got the new 14" in silver.
That's why I got the new 14" in silver.
I had a space grey MBP for 5 years and space grey iPads for years. Never had an issue with this. I have also had silver devices prior as well.
I stick w/ Space Grey simply because it is less reflective and easier to use outside. AFA wear, I haven't noticed any difference with it and silver - certainly haven't ever noticed the color itself flaking off, if that is even a thing.
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Space Grey is an anodized surface treatment. if you scratch or wear through the top layer it will show the silver aluminum underneath.
It has never been an issue for me but I do take care of my devices. I rarely place anything on top of them and I keep them in sleeve cases and laptop bags when traveling. My last two MacBooks got the dbrand skin treatment (no affiliation) on the top and bottom so that I could be just a little rougher with them and not worry about scratches.
I've never skinned the keyboard deck and never had issues. I do take care not to rub my watch clasp on it.
In short - if you're really worried get silver. Both look great!
It has never been an issue for me but I do take care of my devices. I rarely place anything on top of them and I keep them in sleeve cases and laptop bags when traveling. My last two MacBooks got the dbrand skin treatment (no affiliation) on the top and bottom so that I could be just a little rougher with them and not worry about scratches.
I've never skinned the keyboard deck and never had issues. I do take care not to rub my watch clasp on it.
In short - if you're really worried get silver. Both look great!
as long as you take care of it and are careful, it shouldn't matter which color wears more or less.
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The exact same thing happens on the silver, especially in stores where people are rough with them.
I've always gotten SG and its never shown any scratches or chips.
My MacBook Pro 2020 and MacBook 2017 were both space grey and never had a mark on them. My sister has trashed that MacBook 2017 for the past 3 years and it has still held up well.
The space grey Mac Mini I got lost some colouring around the sharp edges but I’m not sure that was me. More like a defect or a result of just how sharp the edges were.
The space grey Mac Mini I got lost some colouring around the sharp edges but I’m not sure that was me. More like a defect or a result of just how sharp the edges were.
That is in the store where 500 gorillas have abused it to no end, naturally it will look bad.
When I bought my space gray M1 MBP last year, the decision was more about changing things up a bit; since my previous MBP was a silver Early 2015. But, when I do upgrade (which is about 5 years from now), it will be to silver again. Silver is such an iconic color for the MacBook Pro line and its immediately recognizable. If you are about status symbol and brand identity, the Apple logo shows up more on the Silver versus SG. Either way, you won't notice it much if you are using it for work.
Anodize is a protective layer and will stand up to small damage better. But big damage will show up more. So it depends how much of what kind of damage and how much you care.
Silver and it’s not up for debate. Space gray will show scratches. Go to your local Best Buy and just look at the floor models. They only put up space gray models and you can see the damage.
Hundreds of visitors handle devices in store. Many of those people don't give a damn how they handle machines. They wear sharp rings and bracelets and leave scuffs wherever they go.
All this stuff shows up in macro photography better than it does to the eyes.
Total opposite to my experience. SG shows up scratches as the casing is bright silver underneath the SG coating. And palm prints show up way more on SG.
It is up for debate. If your Best Buy only puts out the SG models how do you know the silver versions won't show the same damage. Answer: They would.
That's not how anodizing works. The main problem (to my eyes) in the picture someone posted above is the difference in color between the anodized layer and the metal underneath. The silver is objectively closer in color because it's the same metal, so scratches still show due to the change in texture and reflection but are less noticeable than adding a different color into that mix as well.
Chips and scratches show on the silver models too. I owned them for years and know. Thanks!!
Yes, that's what I said in my comment...?
The difference in visibility between the colors is the problem. Scratches will at least show because of the change in texture/shape/reflection. The Space Gray adds the difference in color to this.
EDIT: Here's a pretty good image showing the potential problem with the color difference that someone posted in another thread: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/tim-cook-poses-with-new-macbook-pro.2318577/post-30492649
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