The similarities between the M3 MacBook Air and its predecessors are numerous, for better or for worse, but Apple has announced that there will be one key difference between the models.
The midnight color variant for the laptop won’t be such a bad fingerprint magnet this time. ‘Scratchgate’, as it was called back in 2022 with the M2 MacBook Air, came about because the midnight blue version was particularly vulnerable to both fingerprints and scratches.
According to Applethe new M3 version features a “groundbreaking anodization seal to reduce fingerprints,” similar to the space black M3 MacBook Pro, Apple’s first laptop to receive such a coating.
Apple seems to have the solution
Considering how prominent ‘Scratchgate’ was on the M2 MacBook Air, it’s good to see that Apple has addressed the issue well by adding this new coating to better protect the chassis of the M3 version. Especially since buyers are investing in this new product and deserve to have one that maintains its aesthetics.
Hopefully, once pre-orders are released and people get their hands on the laptop, the coating will be more than enough to protect the exterior from fingerprints. However, from what those with the Pro have said, the anodization seal appears to be just as effective at reducing fingerprints as Apple claims, which is good news for the Midnight Air M3. There are also no major complaints about scratches on the chassis, which is also a good sign.
Fingers crossed that this coating will be the ultimate solution to this problem and that Apple will not allow such a problem to arise again as quality and aesthetics are two of the tech giant’s biggest selling points.