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Re:Design flaw behind MacBook Pro’s “stage light” effect by sigi45 on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @01:45PM (#18971024)
A few millimeter (therefore a minimum of 2) is quite a lot.

I don't see the thinnes as a problem, i'm more curious on how this was not detected in there endurance tests. Can't imagine at all that there are not 100 macbook pros open and closing all day long somewhere.

Re:Design flaw behind MacBook Pro’s “stage light” effect by Arn_Thor on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @01:17AM (#18976101)
There definitely are, but there are many potential factors that impact how something wears: most notably temperature and humidity. I reckon all it takes is a few opening movements in cold and dry weather to weaken the rubber or plastic in such a way that it'll fail, but much later. But I'm just guessing