Following weeks of rumors, Apple has just launched the M4 MacBook Air. The announcement was made with a press release, which is usual for minor product updates, but there’s a twist. The M4 MacBook Air comes in a new hue, increasing the number of colors you can purchase the laptop in.
MacBook Air M4 Introduces “Sky Blue” Option
The new shade is called “Sky Blue”. As the name implies, it’s a light blue. It’s considerably different, however, than the one offered on the iMac.
Actually, Apple hasn’t been consistent with product colors for some time. The amount of “blues” e.g., even became a meme — and that was before the M4 MacBook Air was announced.
All MacBook Air M4 Colors
The new Sky Blue hue joins the already existing Silver, Starlight (rosé gold), and Midnight options. That means there are now four paint jobs available for the MacBook Air.
Some consider the MacBook Air to be the most “jovial” Mac in Apple’s line. That makes a good case for releasing the device in many different shades. It begs the question, however, of why the iMac still has even more color options.
Apple’s supplied photographs are amateurish.
Hi there! While I don’t completely disagree with you, there’s only so much that can be done about a product that was announced via a press release and isn’t available in-store yet. A handful of content creators and media outlets were invited to a demo session in NY on March 5, but, even then, there are less than half a dozen of them that had published photos.
FWIW, the blue looks way less intense in-person, judging by these few available real-world pictures, than on the promo materials. It’s more akin to the comparison in my last collage, with lids from the various colors: if you place only one of the “Sky Blue”, “Starlight”, or “Silver” hues next to a Midnight model, and tell people Apple only sells black and gray MacBook Airs, most customers would take that at face value. The new MBA’s blue isn’t by any means as blue-ish as an iMac, and the same can be said about the Starlight paint job compared to the now-retired 13-inch M1/M2 Air.