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2010-10-16 , 11:32
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Originally Posted by Kangal View Post
@ysss yes I've handled several including the iPad, 10.1" ones and 7" ones. It is hard to describe in words but that bezel makes a lot of difference. It is there for the user to grab the tablet but it really isn't necessary on the lanscape (long sides) for 10"+ tablets because it gets difficult to hold with a single hand.
With the current standard of thick bezel, you can grab the slate naturally as you would a (paper) notepad; there's no need to artificially adapt your gestures to accommodate thinner bezels.

If there's any company that puts so much weight on how their products look. So vain. It's Apple. It's Steve Jobs. I can imagine him having many a sleepness night trying to find ways to shave off the sides of the iPad and still maintain high level of usability. Look at where it's at today.


Well fyc, here's a little picture of how they could've shaved the bezel:
The thinner bezel looks nicer, but all it does is conjure the many many usability problems I've had with all my past (Windows) tablets/convertibles....
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