New MacBook Air colors are just fine
We got new MacBook Air colors! They just aren’t that exciting. My disappointment partially stems from rumors that the new Air would be available in a wider range of colors, similar to the iMac. But even if I suspend that dream, the Starlight and Midnight shades introduced at WWDC feel too conservative.
The one called Starlight is light gold and much more subtle than Microsoft’s dazzling Sandstone finish. I’ve seen this shade on plenty of other gadgets before. The other color, called Midnight, is a dark blue tone that looks black under some lighting conditions. While many Apple fans will be happy to see an (almost) black Mac return, I was crossing my fingers for something less grayscale.
Don’t get me wrong, the two tones are certainly pleasant, and I’d even choose the darker one if I were speccing out an Air. However, these colors don’t stand out from those on competing laptops, like the Ice Blue Surface Laptop, pink Razer Blade Stealth, or Gaia Green Asus VivoBook. Of course, if you don’t like gaudy and prefer your gadgets to blend into the background, then Midnight and Starlight will fit the bill.
