See?! we weren't crazy! MacBook Air did come in Black!

Cleve Nettles
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November 18, 2008
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So, yeah we should be over this one by now but something that really bothered us when we reported on MacBook Air sightings in September of 2007 was that our source had seen black versions of the MacBook Air.  We were really excited about this possibility and were let down when the Airs were released in only silver at Macworld 2008.

Turns out there were some black MacBook Airs "floating" around Cupertino.  But for whatever reason, they never made it to the assembly line. 

A MacRumors forum member reports on a prototype that made it out to the real world a few years after it, or one of its brethren, were spotted by our spy.  It is good to know that there was some more truth to that one, even over a year later.

Oh yeah...the screen to the edges?...disregard that part :P

Comments (2)

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | November 19, 2008 - 1:03am

why not doing it yourself? in theory, you could anodize any aluminium part quite easily, there are a lot of companies offering such service.
you could not even do itin black, but in a wiede variety of colors (compare ipod nano!)

think about it! if anybody does it, please post pictures ;)

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | November 19, 2008 - 5:55am

One issue would be warranty returns due to scratches.

Funny how design and engineering trump marketing at Apple - I recently bought a Lenovo with a glossy black case. It looks great when it's a day old, but after a few weeks it's a chore to keep it looking clean. Clearly the marketing guys said "make a glossy one, its hip!"... and the design guys said "but it'll look like hell in a few weeks", and the design guys were then put back in their place for the sake of some short-term sales.