2018 iPad Pro: Space Grey vs. Silver?

[techno-Zen]

Space Gray + White folio is beautiful

 

[JD2015]

Went with Space grey this time round for first time, as usually have had silver IPP. Looks great whichever colour model you purchased. The space grey though goes better with ASK though imho.

 

[profets]

Space Gray + White folio is beautiful

Ohh interesting combination, hadn't thought of it. Any pics to share?

Still so annoyed that there aren't more colourful options for the folio. Imagine space gray with a Product Red folio?

 

[rikbrown]

Ordered a silver but swapped it for space grey at the store. The silver edges are really obvious when viewing front on (white outline around the screen) whereas space grey blends in better.

 

[cmbarclay]

Ordered a silver but swapped it for space grey at the store. The silver edges are really obvious when viewing front on (white outline around the screen) whereas space grey blends in better.

I thought the same thing the silver was my first choice but the silver edges were distracting.

 

[Nismo73]

I liked how the silver looked in the pics on the apple site, but in person I thought it was too light in silver.

 

[aevan]

Can anyone tell me is the SG the same SG as on MacBooks or darker? It seemed darker at the store, but wasn't sure.

 

[Eithanius]

Not buying anytime soon, but to chime in - now that the bezel’s all black, I’d go for Silver no doubt.

Got a 2018 iPad but due to black bezel limited to SG only, I’ve got no choice there.

Btw, where the poll...?

 

[d.b.c]

Went with silver. Preferred space grey but was $10 dollars cheaper and will spend most of it's time in keyboard cover or if I'm holding it bare then my hands don't have eyes.

 

[Whoakapi]

I have the space grey but returning today to get silver as the space grey is the really dark one that almost looks like black and I find that, even at 12.9” I have a hard time finding it at night in darker lighting as it just blends into the background. If it were the lighter space grey of the prior gen, I’d keep it.

Is this a joke?

 

[AutomaticApple]

So, which are you going for?

Personally, while I love how the Silver looks a lot like the first-gen iPad, I can't pass up how sleek the Space Grey is, and how nicely it'll match my MBP and iPhone XS.

Silver!

 

[JagdTiger]

The color champagne would be a nice addition to the iPads.

 

[Rck1984]

I bought a Space Grey model.

I checked up a Silver model in the store, but found the thin silver border a little distracting.
Dark borders on screens have a reason, they blend in better with the actual panel and don't distract as much.

 

[jonnyb098]

Space Gray + White folio is beautiful

Pic!?

 

[aevan]

I bought a Space Grey model.

I checked up a Silver model in the store, but found the thin silver border a little distracting.
Dark borders on screens have a reason, they blend in better with the actual panel and don't distract as much.

I love it when people justify their aesthetic choices with “reasons”. No, the Space Gray color has no other reason than the fact that some people like how it looks. Same with the Silver one. You prefer the SG and that’s great, but there’s no special reason behind it - only personal taste. One could say that - “bright edges are there for a reason, they frame the image, giving it a clear separation from the environment” - or something like that, which is equally trying to present a personal choice as an objectively practical one.

 

[AutomaticApple]

FYI I went with silver.

 

[vegasHB]

I love it when people justify their aesthetic choices with “reasons”. No, the Space Gray color has no other reason than the fact that some people like how it looks. Same with the Silver one. You prefer the SG and that’s great, but there’s no special reason behind it - only personal taste. One could say that - “bright edges are there for a reason, they frame the image, giving it a clear separation from the environment” - or something like that, which is equally trying to present a personal choice as an objectively practical one.

[doublepost=1556315919][/doublepost]so which color does unibomber 2.0 prefer?

 

[aevan]

[doublepost=1556315919][/doublepost]so which color does unibomber 2.0 prefer?

?? What’s that supposed to mean?

 

[kristalsoldier]

I love it when people justify their aesthetic choices with “reasons”. No, the Space Gray color has no other reason than the fact that some people like how it looks. Same with the Silver one. You prefer the SG and that’s great, but there’s no special reason behind it - only personal taste. One could say that - “bright edges are there for a reason, they frame the image, giving it a clear separation from the environment” - or something like that, which is equally trying to present a personal choice as an objectively practical one.

Not necessarily true. My choice is contingent on the bezel colour and that is because I prefer - functionally speaking - the black bezel to the white one as it helps me when I am reading, which is what I use my iPad for. I am not really concerned about the colour of the body as such. Yes, where my aesthetic preference does come into play is when I choose the ASC (since I use the 10.5” Pro) as of now. That’s where I make my colour/ aesthetic preferences clear and act on them.

 

[tps3443]

I’ve been very happy moving to a silver 11” iPad. After owning (2) Space Gray 11” iPads.

The space gray scuffs bright silver, so any minor imperfections will stand out.