Redesigned MacBook Air With New Starlight and Midnight Colors Revealed in First Hands-On Photos

[MacRumors]

Immediately after the WWDC 2022 keynote, Apple invited the media to a hands-on demo area for the new MacBook Air, which features an overhauled design with a slightly larger display, a notch, flatter edges, and new Starlight and Midnight color options.

CNET photographer James Martin shared photos of the new MacBook Air in Midnight on Twitter. Depending on the lighting, the color looks like a mix of navy blue and space gray. While some rumors suggested the new MacBook Air would feature a white keyboard, the keys are in fact black, and the Midnight-colored chassis is visible between the keys. The keyboard retains full-size function keys and a Touch ID button for authentication.

Tech journalist Nobi Hayashi tweeted photos of the Silver and Starlight color options, with the latter appearing to be a champagne-like gold.

The new MacBook Air features Apple's all-new M2 chip with an 8-core CPU and up to a 10-core GPU, a brighter 13.6-inch display with a notch, MagSafe charging, a 1080p camera, a fanless design, two Thunderbolt 3 ports on the left side, a headphone jack with support for high-impedance headphones, four speakers, three microphones, and more. The notebook can be configured with up to a 2TB SSD and up to 24GB of unified memory.

The new MacBook Air will be available next month, but no specific date has been provided by Apple. Pricing will start at $1,199 in the United States, and the previous-generation MacBook Air with the M1 chip will remain available for $999.

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[KPOM]

I like Starlight, though it appears Apple is pushing Midnight (listing it first).

 

[Zachari]

That mac is absolutely gorgeous.

 

[dantracht]

If I didn’t already have an M1 and a 16” max, I’d scoop one of these up. Looks great.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Woah, looks Paper Thin! It almost looks like it's matte black. It honestly looks stunning. I just wish it had came in size 15-inch.

Bring this color to the MacBook Pro 14" and 16", please.

 

[ProfessionalFan]

Midnight appears possibly less blue on the Air compared to how it is on the Watch. Though it could just be the lighting since the Watch also looks less blue at times.

 

[Adamantoise]

That's a good-looking laptop. Hope they bring those color options to the larger Pros eventually.

 

[SW3029]

Thank god no white keyboard. Looking forwards to the 15-inch MBA next year.

 

[mystery hill]

a fanless design, two Thunderbolt 4 ports on the left side

The ports aren’t Thunderbolt 4. They’re Thunderbolt 3 / USB4.

 

[Apple_Robert]

That is a terrible picture showing the starlight. You can't really see the color. The midnight looks nice.

If I can sell my M1 MBA for $500, that means I can upgrade for a measly $600.

 

[slplss]

I’m mad into the Sleek Green colours but even I wouldn’t get other than Silver or Space Grey Mac. As always, nothing against having more options, especially with Apple.
Ok, I‘d possbly get Mac in Midnight Green, if there was one. Absolutely, I don’t care how’d I look.

 

[and 1989 others]

The price point is waaaaaaay to high.

 

[BootsWalking]

That Starlight is Sexy AF.

 

[MrGimper]

Lost its soul by not being a wedge …. Now it’s just a MacBook really.

 

[Leon Ze Professional]

That midnight colour is awesome and drop dead gorgeous.

 

[azentropy]

That is a terrible picture showing the starlight. You can't really see the color. The midnight looks nice.

If I can sell my M1 MBA for $500, that means I can upgrade for a measly $600.

Maybe because Starlight is a terrible color?
On a plus note they kept Classic Silver giving me hope they see Starlight not replacing Silver and will bring Silver back for the Apple Watch and iPhone.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Maybe because Starlight is a terrible color?
On a plus note they kept Classic Silver giving me hope they see Starlight not replacing Silver and will bring Silver back for the Apple Watch and iPhone.

Is the Starlight the same color shade as the watch and phone? I am not crazy about silver. The Midnight blue is sleek.

 

[Leon Ze Professional]

Actually Apple got alot right with this beautiful new Macbook Air. It's great that the M2 family are now starting there journey.

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

If I can sell my M1 MBA for $500, that means I can upgrade for a measly $600.

same, I’ve got an M1 Air with the eight core GPU, 16 GB of memory and 1TB of storage.
Hoping to sell for $500-700 (I originally paid something like $1549) and get The new one with exact same specifications except for a 512 GB storage instead of 1TB.

 

[lazyrighteye]

Woah, looks Paper Thin! It almost looks like it's matte black. It honestly looks stunning. I just wish it had came in size 15-inch.

Bring this color to the MacBook Pro 14" and 16", please.

I bet we see these colorways in the next 14” & 16” update. That Midnight is insane. Want.

 

[iDento]

No white bezels to complain and whine about? A sad day for many folks in this forum.

Aside from that, it's a gorgeous laptop.

 

[macsplusmacs]

Think i will go blue this time around, might need another MacBook this summer.

 

[eatrains]

Bummed its design doesn't match up with the iMac.

 

[McKodiak]

Midnight is nice but Silver is timeless.

 

[Reason077]

The M2 Air looks great, but how does battery life compare with the M1 MacBook Air? Sounds like it might be a bit of a downgrade in battery?

Great that it has a brighter screen, though. That's pretty much the only thing that isn't perfect about my M1 Air.