For those with a white ipad air...or any white ipad...

[Danny8200]

My iPad Air is my second white iPad after my 3rd generation one. I also never noticed any black borders until I read this thread. I originally went in to buy the space gray Air, but white was the only color that was in stock at the AT&T store.

 

[Peligro911]

I got a white one also and never noticed this and I had only black ones before. White was only color they had when I went also.

 

[Rocket_Girl]

I've owned white iPads and can say that that little black border hasn't seemed to be an issue for me. Although I was drawn to the space gray 5s, I don't feel the same pull with the space gray Air or Mini. I find that the white iPad gives the illusion of a brighter screen. That comes in handy when surfing the web browser or reading any text against a white background. But if a seamless viewing experience is what you're after, you'd likely prefer the space gray.

Agree with this. For reading, white is nice. For watching movies, black wins. I'm more of a reader than a watcher, so I prefer white. The line you describe has the sensation of dimension for me rather than color. I don't notice it at all.

 

[Richm246]

My iPad 2 is white, and to some degree it bothered me, especially when watching a video, or web surfing in the dark because I'd always see the white bezel regardless of what I'm doing. I recently got an iPad mini w/ retina in black and I find that I look at the screen a lot more and not the bezel.

So for me, the black would be my choice.

 

[ty99]

I have a white/silver mini, the silver back case is the natural color of anodized aluminum, without paint coating over it. It got scratches easily as I noticed with mine.
I now have iPhone 5S 64GB, iPad Air 128 GB and iPad miniR 128 GB, all in Space/Grey with Apple black leather cases.
I prefer Space/Grey color because It gives cleaner display area and less deflection from the black bezel.

 

[candy84]

Thanks everyone for your replies. My space gray came in and I tried to swap it out at the store before opening it for a white and they didn't have any left of the iPads in 32 gb white or space gray in my area. I decided to keep the space gray. After a day with it I really do love it. I don't think I regret not getting the white either. Next time I'll definitely try and branch out and maybe switch colors. For now I am in love with this iPad!!!

 

[BenitoC]

Congrats on your iPad Air it really is an incredible device.

 

[tduffysd]

As my delivery date for my ipad air approaches, I am starting to really doubt my color choice.
I ordered the space gray, but I am really contemplating if I should have gone with the white instead.
I stopped by my local best buy today and was drawn to the white one instantly.
However the only thing I don?t like...well hate, is the little black border around the screen.
For some reason I seem to really focus in on it and can't seem to ignore it.
The rest of the device is just stunning in the white. I have never had a white device and this would be a nice change.

So my question is, does that black border bother you? Do you end up getting used to it?

TIA

never noticed it until you mentioned it

 

[j_benj]

Doesn't bother me at all. Had a white iPad 3, mini and now the Air. Never been an issue.

 

[Redshirt]

I usually go for the black/darker version so I have a larger black bezel while watching videos and the like. I find it more distracting having a big white border than a big black border. You'll see this in TV's too (how many TV's are out there with big white borders?).

 

[kimc5555]

Same here, I have a White iPhone 5s and I just got the iPad Air in white (my first iPad and so far loving it), and I haven't noticed the border at all!

 

[anon(52425)]

View attachment 43786

See the black border between the screen and the start of the bezel?

lol