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Dec 29, 2011
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It feels like there is a lot of wasted space in all Apple laptops, The MacBook Air could easily have a 14.2" screen, the 15.5", a 16.6" screen and the 11" a 12.4" screen.

Is there a reason for the large bezels, when bargain basement laptops are much better in this area or has Apple just not thought outside the box much?
 
I think it has to do with margins. Thinner bezels equate to less monitor support, or an easier to break monitor.

By adding a 3/4cm to the thickness of the bezel they probably save millions of dollars a year in warranty costs.
 
It feels like there is a lot of wasted space in all Apple laptops, The MacBook Air could easily have a 14.2" screen, the 15.5", a 16.6" screen and the 11" a 12.4" screen.

Is there a reason for the large bezels, when bargain basement laptops are much better in this area or has Apple just not thought outside the box much?

rMBPs have very small bezels compared to their other computers.
 
True, but the original MacBook Pro and G4 PowerBooks had really, really small bezels.

Original Pro did not have corner to corner glass providing structral support either. They had a weird gel screen. They had a bad camera...all these improvements need more support.
 
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