Black vs. white macbook?

I plan on buying a macbook this month and my question is whether to go for the black or the white one. I personally like the look of the black one better however it seems like its easily scratched while the white glossy one seems more durable. If anyone has any advice let me know, i'm willing to pay the extra money for the black i just don't know if i would be making a mistake going for something that appears to scratch very easily, however that could be because i've only seen and used the one in the apple store which gets alot of traffic.

Overall, the black matte MacBook case is more durable than the white glossy ones in terms of scratching and bumps, but in terms of which one is easier to keep clean, the white one is. I personally love the black MacBook 10 times more than the white one.

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