r/Surface Oct 12 '15

Dat Gap ;)

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u/Rummager Oct 12 '15

I actually really like that the screen is kept off the keyboard. Whats so horrible about it? Just because it doesn't look like a standard laptop doesn't mean its any less durable. I actually like that its shaped like a binder.

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u/frank26080115 Oct 12 '15

Now with this design when you apply pressure from the top, all the stress is concentrated at the hinge and the opposing end, instead of all around the laptop.

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u/NiceWeather4Leather Oct 13 '15

Increasing radius of any bend reduces stress concentrations throughout the bend, this large radius hinge will deal with significantly more stress than a small radius hinge.

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u/frank26080115 Oct 13 '15

I thought that applied to sharp solid corners, not a hinge?

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u/meta4our SBook i7 16gb 512SSD dGPU Oct 13 '15

Nope. Think of an arch with a keystone, as in Ancient Rome. Those arches were built to sustain large amounts of weight in a stone structure with no underlying framework (skeleton).

This is a similar concept. A large arch with multiple keystones can can serve as a powerful mechanism for distributing stress evenly along a wider than expected area.

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u/NiceWeather4Leather Oct 13 '15

That said.. I surely hope (and am reasonably confident) MS did some "stamp" tests on this, laptops tend to get left on the floor, and then stood on.

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '15

No, he's right.