For those who got Space Black

[LogicalApex]

I snagged Space Black for my 2024 MacBook Pro and I'm happy I did. Looks great! I don't see fingerprints, but I clean my MacBook regularly anyway so I doubt it will be an issue for me.

 

[EDS66]

I snagged Space Black for my 2024 MacBook Pro and I'm happy I did. Looks great! I don't see fingerprints, but I clean my MacBook regularly anyway so I doubt it will be an issue for me.

I think they improved the coating this year.

 

[EDS66]

My M4Max 16 inch MacBook pro is stupid fast. Crazy speeds.

 

[LogicalApex]

My M4Max 16 inch MacBook pro is stupid fast. Crazy speeds.

I haven't run any performance benchmarks, but it has been extremely fast for my needs. My local LLM models are running really really well.

I went with the M4 Pro w/ 48GB of RAM

 

[MacGizmo]

Count me in the crowd of "I don't care what the heck color it is as long as it does its job." And boy does the M4 Pro do it's job for me. That being said, I really like the Space Black even though I know it will show more wear than the silver.

 

[EDS66]

Count me in the crowd of "I don't care what the heck color it is as long as it does its job." And boy does the M4 Pro do it's job for me. That being said, I really like the Space Black even though I know it will show more wear than the silver.

hells yea!

I really like the esthetic of Space Black, fingerprints be damned! It's obviously the de rigueur color, but to me there is something really magical, elegant, and futuristic about it.

 

[throAU]

How do you like the color? Wish you got Silver instead?

Had it for 4 hours. Zero fingerprints so far.

I do not regret at this point.

I've had 4 silver MacBooks in the past, time for a change.

 

[throAU]

Fingerprints all over the device, especially around the trackpad and keyboard, not so much on the outside. And the device looks kind of plastic-like at second glance. Just canceled it and ordered one in silver.

I'd temper this with the fact that ones in store may have been used by people with grubby greasy hands.

So far I've been shocked at how little it shows fingerprints for me. YMMV.

 

[throAU]

I'm loving it, a minor increase in fingerprints compared to my old M1 Pro Silver model, but it looks awesome. I really like how the black coating around the keyboard/trackpad absorbs light and reduces reflections compared to the silver finish. Somehow it feels like the screen "pops" a bit more, and there's less distraction when trying to focus on something. Sounds weird but I much prefer using it thanks to this lower reflectivity.

I'd agree with that and was going to mention the darker colour reflecting less light to the screen. I got nano texture, which I do not regret, but the screen definitely pops with the black nearby.

As to why it isn't more black - it's pretty hard to make aluminium 100% black without painting it. This isn't paint, its anodising.

 

[mcvaughan]

No regrets on my SB! Had it on my M3 MBP as well.

 

[marmiteturkey]

Had mine since Monday; fingerprints a non-issue. I don’t eat at my computer, and I don’t eat greasy food. I really like the all-dark feel to it, and with the nano display my eyes are happier than they were with my silver 16in m2pro .