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The keyboard recess isn't uniformly the same on the 11.6"
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Are you saying the front edge (bottom?) of the individual keys is angled differently than the other three sides?
structural rigidity? If it dipped on the sides of the keyboard like the 13 it wouldn't leave as much of the thicker aluminum to resist torsion (when stuffed in backpacks etc.). Just a guess. Does look a bit weird though, as do those keys in the pic!
Its to prevent the keys touching the screen. With older macbooks typing left a small residue of gunk on the keys, and when you closed the macbook - even though the screen was inset and shouldn't touch the keys, the gunk would come off onto your screen, leaving little shadows for each key.
The inset keyboard prevents that while keeping the lid and screen assembly as thin as possible.
The inset keyboard prevents that while keeping the lid and screen assembly as thin as possible.
the inset makes it easier to press the front keys as it allows some travel room. if it was uniform, the finger would be stopped by the edge. you're right.