Apple M4 MacBook Air hands-on: The sky blue color is SO subtle
Apple M4 MacBook Air hands-on: The sky blue color is SO subtle
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Publish Date: 2026-05-20 05:00:00
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Apple’s new M4 MacBook Air is here, with a new chip, new price, and a new color on offer. I took it for a quick spin.
Apple sent me the 15-inch variant of the new MacBook Air in the new “sky blue” color, with an M4 chip, 16GB of memory, and 1TB of storage space. I haven’t yet spent enough time with it to tell you whether it’s a good purchase, but I can say one thing: The sky blue color will only shine in a certain light.
So, so subtle.
Pulling the new Air out of its box, I thought there must’ve been a mistake, as the thing seemed gray to my eyes. Only after a direct comparison with my 16-inch, silver MacBook Pro was I able to determine that the device Apple sent me indeed has a blue hue to it.
Lighter, slimmer, and slightly more colorful than a silver, 16-inch MacBook Pro.
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In its marketing materials, Apple did say that the Air “creates a dynamic gradient when light reflects off of its surface,” and it does, but you do need that light to see it. In other words, don’t expect people to notice your new fancy Air unless it’s basking in sunlight. Oh, and if you wondered, the MagSafe charge cable you get with it is color-matched.
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Enough about the color (the new Air is also available in midnight, starlight, and silver). The new Air, as I expected, was incredibly sleek and light next to my massive MacBook Pro. With a 15-inch LED display and at 2.7 pounds of weight, it’s definitely not a small laptop, but I feel it still deserves the “Air” moniker, if only barely.
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