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[Vote] MacBook Pro 2021: Silver or Space Gray?
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I personally like the Space Gray because it looks more like a computer. The Silver in my opinion reminds me of a tin can, but it isn't a deal break as it is what the computer can do that matters to me the most.
I prefer the contrast of light silver against black keyboard.
I’ve always ordered silver Macs and iPads so I’m going with Space Gray to change it up.
Ordered a Silver 14 inch. Had a space grey. Color was nice but showed scratches easier and you could see every spec of dust on it.
Normally I would opt for the space gray but in this iteration the contrast of silver with the black keyboard and also having the Apple logo in a dark shade is going to look spectacular.
Silver for a change (like the iPad Pro) as it seems like I've been buying space grey stuff for as long as I can remember. I think the silver makes a nice contrast with the black keyboard surround.
Space gray, but the color really doesn’t matter to me since I always use dbrand skins—usually titanium since it has texture, and it is purely a safety precaution that helps me have a firmer grip.
Silver, same as my 2011 MBP, so hopefully the wife won’t notice I bought a new computer.
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Usually I would pick space grey without a second thought but I've had a few Space Grey MacBook Pros throughout this Touch Bar generation. I'm ready for something fresh going into this new generation. Plus the silver kinda reminds me of my very first MacBook, the 2013 MacBook Pro retina. Good times.
I'm going 16" silver 32 core GPU, 32gb RAM, 1tb SSD. My first time going with a higher spec model.
I'm going 16" silver 32 core GPU, 32gb RAM, 1tb SSD. My first time going with a higher spec model.
I was actually wondering the same thing. It could also just be the lighting of the photos they have for it. I did notice that in the leaked video, it looks the same as the older space gray.
Having worked as a Color Matcher for an automotive paint manufacturer that had almost 20 years of experience that color is subjective. It is almost hard to make the exact same shade of color exactly between batches. My guess is every time a new model or even the product line is announce there is a new batch of space gray that is made. Everything now is probably done with computers and in this case it's probably an X-Rite (or Macbeth) that matches the paint to the OEM standard. A human with a good color eye could probably dial it in closer, but I would doubt Apple and most companies would go through the bother in doing that. (Probably why I was laidoff ?) You also have to take in consideration when the picture was taken and lighting of the room can make it appear lighter.
