Some Deem Midnight M2 MacBook Air a Scratch and “Fingerprint Magnet”

Image from the Twitter feed of ZONEofTECH

20 JULY 2022 - Are scuffs and dings on your hardware badges of honor or ribbons of shame? You may want to consider that before buying an M2 MacBook Air - specifically the Midnight edition, it seems. While it’s not likely to have a Butterfly effect, a piece from iDownloadBlog does have people singing the blues over the Midnight machine. According to the report:

YouTuber Marques Brownlee called the notebook in his review a fingerprint magnet. He says the fingerprints become visible “the instant you start using” the laptop, adding that “it’s impossible to keep clean.”

Perhaps as troubling, depending on who and how you are about such things, the Midnight machine might scratch like Mix Master Mike. He’s a musician. Does a lot of scratching. Quoting iDownloadBlog again:

The vast majority of reports describe dings and scuffs around the edges of USB-C ports. Some people also reported scratches on the cover. These nicks are mostly permanent so if you prefer to keep your gear in pristine condition, you’re probably better off picking another color option.

I guess the question I have is how much time do you spend staring at your ports? ZONEofTECH posted pics on Twitter of the - I guess - worrying wear. No, it doesn’t look as good as out of the box… I don’t know. I guess I’d be in the “badge of honor” crowd.