Can MBA 13.3 become 14'' keeping its external size?

[vodkaPT]

The MBA 13.3'' looks to have enough space for the screen to grow up from 13.3 to 14 and keeping the same size... so, why not in the future see a 14'' instead of a 13.3'' ?


https://www.macrumors.com/2012/02/2...4-inch-macbook-air-to-focus-on-asian-markets/

there were already some rumours about it.

 

[jamesjingyi]

Would be nice, using more of the body's space with more screen real-estate... However, they probably wont change... Like them with the iPad Mini, they just cba!

 

[kodeman53]

The MBA 13.3'' looks to have enough space for the screen to grow up from 13.3 to 14 and keeping the same size... so, why not in the future see a 14'' instead of a 13.3'' ?


https://www.macrumors.com/2012/02/2...4-inch-macbook-air-to-focus-on-asian-markets/

there were already some rumours about it.

Since there's slightly less than .75" between the corner of the existing screen and the 'black gasket', no.

 

[filmbuff]

Since there's slightly less than .75" between the corner of the existing screen and the 'black gasket', no.

How does that keep us from having a 14" screen? If the screen was extended all the way to the black gasket it would be almost 15".

 

[kodeman53]

How does that keep us from having a 14" screen? If the screen was extended all the way to the black gasket it would be almost 15".

1. Screens are measured on the diagonal. 13.3 + .7 = 14
2. If the screen extended to the black gasket, what would hold the LCD in place?

 

[dkersten]

I that case I hope the 11.6 Air would become close to 13 in. That would be the greatest laptop ever made if they could improve the battery an hour or two.

 

[kustardking]

1. Screens are measured on the diagonal. 13.3 + .7 = 14
2. If the screen extended to the black gasket, what would hold the LCD in place?

But it's .75" of bezel on *each* corner, right? So we're actually looking at 1.5" of bezel on the diagonal. The total diagonal of the lid is 15", so it would be 1/3 less bezel with a 14" screen.

Personally, I'd love to see a 1600 (or 2880) pixel wide screen on the Air, but I don't expect that to happen any time soon.

 

[kodeman53]

But it's .75" on *each* corner, right? So we're actually looking at 1.5" of bezel on the diagonal. The total diagonal of the lid is 15", so it would be 1/3 less bezel with a 14" screen.

Duh, on my part.

 

[Stetrain]

The Thinkpad X1 Carbon basically does this, but with a 16:9 screen instead of 16:10. The resolution is 1600x900, so pretty much just the Air's screen with some extra horizontal pixels.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/13/3232132/lenovo-thinkpad-x1-carbon-review

 

[RightMACatU]

The MBA screen is already very thin. Stretching it to the edges would diminish drastically its solidity.

 

[Hexiii]

Display size an even number? What is this?

 

[Stetrain]

Display size an even number? What is this?

There used to be a 12" Powerbook, as well as 12" and 14" iBooks.