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

[everlast3434]

This is beautiful. But an Air it is not.

 

[Orange Bat]

The price point is waaaaaaay to high.

I wouldn’t say waaaaaay too high, but it should have had a RAM bump to 16GB

 

[CTHarrryH]

Interesting that all the Apple experts who predicted the colors, the keyboard colors, the chip etc were totally wrong. I'm sure their predictions will still be published.

 

[unobtainium]

Not a huge fan of the dark blue mixed with a black keyboard. Black and dark blue always feel like they clash for me.

 

[azentropy]

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

Looks like it to me. I actually don’t hate Starlight, I just hate it as a replacement for Silver which is what (up until now) Apple and others have been pushing it as.

 

[Realityck]

Like that it has:

-> 1080p camera
-> 500 nits of brightness
-> 4 speakers with Spatial Audio
-> a three mic array
-> and of course the M2 chip.

There's alot to like here.

At least Apple is giving buyers a lot of flexibility on how much to spend with this model vs MBP 13" vs 14" MBP. See this spreadsheet from 9-5Mac comparing pricing.

 

[ericwn]

Good looking machines for sure!

 

[Apple_Robert]

Even if the price is akin to the 14," a lot of people just don't have a need for all the bells and whistles of the 14."

 

[kiensoy]

Does anyone know if the color fades off on the palm rest area on macbooks? My iPad and previous aluminum space gray iPhones always start to fade into a lighter color. If so, I will probably have to go with silver.

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

SOLD!

I can’t tell if you’re joking or not

 

[Sheepish-Lord]

No doubt the midnight color is a fingerprint magnet. Too much for a MBA with no real benefit over the M1 since most that use MBA models won’t notice M1 vs M2 performance.

 

[Bobcat32]

Reminds me of the matte black/ jet black iPhone 7. Apple has been lacking in offering a real true black product for some time. Absolutely sexy. Let’s just hope the iPad Pro gets the love next year! that would jus be sic

 

[darngooddesign]

Still no SD Card. Ridiculous price tag for the spec: for 300 more you get a Pro device. Why shall I buy this Air? For some more battery life?

Lighter, thinner, better battery life, totally silent, and faster at the kinds of tasks that a regular computer is used for.

 

[darngooddesign]

Looks like it to me. I actually don’t hate Starlight, I just hate it as a replacement for Silver which is what (up until now) Apple and others have been pushing it as.

It's not a replacement for silver; Starlight is more of a replacement for rose gold.

 

[squirrellydw]

time to finally upgrade my Mid 2012 MacBook Air, hope this new one lasts just as long

 

[azentropy]

It's not a replacement for silver; Starlight is more of a replacement for rose gold.

For the MBA yes. What I was saying as until now, for the iPhone and watch, it was being positioned as a replacement for Silver. So gives me hope that Apple will bring Silver back for those now.

 

[kyjaotkb]

Still no SD Card. Ridiculous price tag for the spec: for 300 more you get a Pro device. Why shall I buy this Air? For some more battery life?

I lug a a big honkin' 14" to and from work daily. I would totally get this...
...but I can't since I use two external displays

 

[anson42]

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?

I could have sworn the presentation indicated the same battery life of 18 hrs video playback. I expect real world tests to confirm or contradict with video and other scenarios.

 

[tgwaste]

Told ya Apple wouldnt put white bezels on it. Midnight looks great.

 

[tgwaste]

Lighter, thinner, better battery life, totally silent, and faster at the kinds of tasks that a regular computer is used for.

Where do you see better battery life? They said it was the same. Which was my biggest disappointment with it.

 

[RedOctober]

OK now I'm tempted but I've just upgraded both my 2017 Air and mid-2015 Pro with new SSDs so I might just wait a bit.

 

[tgwaste]

someone needs to make a tiny little magsafe cover that you can keep over the port (thats flush) for those who will never use it. like me

 

[darngooddesign]

Where do you see better battery life? They said it was the same. Which was my biggest disappointment with it.

It has the same stated battery life as the M1 Air, but the M1 Air has better battery life than the 14" Pro which is what they were asking about.

 

[Love-hate 🍏 relationship]

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

im afraid of how it will be priced lol

 

[Royksöpp]

I don't know about Midnight. It looks very Surface-esque. The Silver and Space Gray variants are stunning of course.

As for Starlight, there is only one in my eyes.