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Space Gray rMBP or Silver ?
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The machine pictured is an HP Elitebook 740/745/840, and externally it's basically the same today as it was 3 years ago. Their Zbook 14 is also the same chassis, but with a darker brushed aluminum finish. I don't expect next year's model (the G4) to look any different.
Space Grey or Silver??? D: Wanted to go with Space Grey initially and after reading all the comments about scratches... feel like getting silver now...
Comparing the Space Grey and Silver finishes side by side in overcast daylight, the Space Grey varies far more with angle.
ipad looks great on space grey, but the silver on macbook with contrast black keyboard looks much better for me. it's about preference though.
the space grey on macbook looks like a common HP laptops.
No brainer for space grey imo. The silver just looks oddly outdated in comparison, since every macbook has (almost) been silver.
I went with the Space Grey MacBook Pro without the touch bar. I went with the space grey in part because my iPhone, iPad Pro9.7, iPad mini, and Apple Watch were all Space Grey. Aside from that it was a nice change from the silver that has been on the Macs for years.
Edit- 11-29-16. After 10 days with the non-touchbar version I returned it to get one with the touchbar. That was 10 days ago and I couldn't be happier with that decision. The new one is also Space Gray and it has the 512gb drive rather than the 256gb.
Edit- 11-29-16. After 10 days with the non-touchbar version I returned it to get one with the touchbar. That was 10 days ago and I couldn't be happier with that decision. The new one is also Space Gray and it has the 512gb drive rather than the 256gb.
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I made this comparison pic. I ended up going with the silver. I just seemed like a lot safer bet as it doesn't show scratches or smudges as bad and the color is so neutral that it can't look bad.
Particularly in this picture the silver looks like white !
https://9to5mac.com/2016/11/08/hands-on-late-2016-13-inch-macbook-pro-without-touch-bar-video/
"It’s worth mentioning that the anodized color on the original Space Gray 12-inch MacBook had a tendency to wear with usage, which reveals the natural silver aluminum color that resides underneath. If you tend to be hard on your gear, and such a phenomenon concerns you, then it might be best to stick to the silver model, although it’s possible that Apple could have remedied this issue by now."
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I have mixed feelings. With the lid closed the space grey looks sexier indeed, but when open it looks like a boring work tool whereas the silver version looks like top of the line design. I can see people being bored with it though but I've never owned a silver macbook, my last apple laptop was the whitebook from 2008!
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Those are computer generated images, neither really represents the IRL truth.
"It’s worth mentioning that the anodized color on the original Space Gray 12-inch MacBook had a tendency to wear with usage, which reveals the natural silver aluminum color that resides underneath. If you tend to be hard on your gear, and such a phenomenon concerns you, then it might be best to stick to the silver model, although it’s possible that Apple could have remedied this issue by now."
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I have mixed feelings. With the lid closed the space grey looks sexier indeed, but when open it looks like a boring work tool whereas the silver version looks like top of the line design. I can see people being bored with it though but I've never owned a silver macbook, my last apple laptop was the whitebook from 2008!
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Those are computer generated images, neither really represents the IRL truth.
Seems like you've been a windows user since then? I can see why you really do not want anything that looks like a windows laptop. Personally, for me I love the darker colors and with the screen on it just pops to me. And the new keyboard over the space grey looks very slick. I've had a silver mbp since 2010 and really dont mind silver but I knew i would regret not going for the space greyhttps://9to5mac.com/2016/11/08/hands-on-late-2016-13-inch-macbook-pro-without-touch-bar-video/
"It’s worth mentioning that the anodized color on the original Space Gray 12-inch MacBook had a tendency to wear with usage, which reveals the natural silver aluminum color that resides underneath. If you tend to be hard on your gear, and such a phenomenon concerns you, then it might be best to stick to the silver model, although it’s possible that Apple could have remedied this issue by now."
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I have mixed feelings. With the lid closed the space grey looks sexier indeed, but when open it looks like a boring work tool whereas the silver version looks like top of the line design. I can see people being bored with it though but I've never owned a silver macbook, my last apple laptop was the whitebook from 2008!
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Those are computer generated images, neither really represents the IRL truth.
Nope been a mac mini user, havent owned a PC since 2007. I like the ergonomics of the darker laptop, you dont get that shine in your face. It really is a tough call but i just went ahead with my gut feeling.
At the end of the day you really cant go wrong. Its a brand new macbook pro, we'll all be happy either way with one
I had "12 rMB in space grey, I was a little over it so happy with the silver "13, saw a "15 space gray at the store, def. glad I went silver.
I had the same response. I also have the rMB and at quick glance it looks even more dated than the 2012 Silver rMBP it replaced.
So happy to come back to silver.
After seeing the Space Grey MBP at the Apple Store, I cancelled my order and went with the silver instead. I agree what the others have said. Silver is classic Apple...the SG reminds me too much of Dell/HP laptops. To me, SG is cheaper looking, it just doesn't scream Apple. Now I have to wait another month before my 15" MBP arrives.
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I had a space gray 12" MacBook that I really enjoyed. It was a bit too small for my needs. I bought a 13" MacBook Pro Space Gray with touch bar. I recently returned it to go ahead a get the 13" with Touch Bar in the space gray. I really do like that color. It also complements my Sonos and iPad Pro. anyways, when the new 13" MacBook arrived it was damaged during the shipment. I took it back to Best Buy but they didn't have any. I went over to Apple and the actually had a silver 15" 2.7 GHz. I really wanted the space gray 13" but after seeing them next to the silver I realized just how dirty they looked compared to the silver. So, I went with the only 15" they had which happened to be silver.