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ozreth

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I plan on getting one in the coming months and am having hell of a time deciding between the color options and there aren't as many photos of these online as there are of the 14". And who doesn't like posting photos of their gear?
 
I am not a fan of the silver for the 16" variant. not sure what it is, maybe the thick edges on each side of the keyboard. for 16" I think the space black looks much better.
 
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I am not a fan of the silver for the 16" variant. not sure what it is, maybe the thick edges on each side of the keyboard. for 16" I think the space black looks much better.
My first Mac was a 17" MBP in 2006 and I loved that thing. Some years later a I had a 15". I think the speakers on the side of the keyboard actually look great and give those models a look that says "this thing means business". It looks well balanced to me.

However, the 15" MBA looks odd to me because there are no noticeable speaker grills. The flatness of the extra space does look odd to me.

Currently I am leaning towards the silver option. It looks like a classic 15/17" from years ago.However, I may be swayed to the black for the novelty but the pictures I see are all so different.
 
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My first Mac was a 17" MBP in 2006 and I loved that thing. Some years later a I had a 15". I think the speakers on the side of the keyboard actually look great and give those models a look that says "this thing means business". It looks well balanced to me.

However, the 15" MBA looks odd to me because there are no noticeable speaker grills. The flatness of the extra space does look odd to me.

Currently I am leaning towards the silver option. It looks like a classic 15/17" from years ago.However, I may be swayed to the black for the novelty but the pictures I see are all so different.
Definitely get what you like. We don't have a silver one here, otherwise I'd take picture. I do like silver normally. Just the larger pro in silver hasn't grown on me. I love silver on the MBA for sure. Kid has a MBA but it's starlight, and frankly that also looks very nice, even looks silver in some lighting
 
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Definitely get what you like. We don't have a silver one here, otherwise I'd take picture. I do like silver normally. Just the larger pro in silver hasn't grown on me. I love silver on the MBA for sure. Kid has a MBA but it's starlight, and frankly that also looks very nice, even looks silver in some lighting
Do you have a 16” black?
 
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