Laptop users and the vertical safe area
By on March 22, 2009 6:51 PM | 2 Comments
We've known for a while that the use of laptops has grown to a major portion of web users, and I just saw some of our local Yale Google Analytics data that shows the split demographic between students (heavy laptop users) and staff and faculty (mostly desktop users). The design implications are clear: if your designs push any "must see" content down more than about 750-800 pixels, you risk pushing content "below the fold" for many laptop users.
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Richard Eskins | March 23, 2009 11:20 AM
Would it be handy to highlight the laptop resolutions? I know my mac runs at 1440x900, not sure about PC laptops.
Martin | March 23, 2010 6:56 AM
It's the same with PC laptops. It depends. My Vaio 16.4" runs at 1920x1080.
I think the most common laptop size should be 13" ~ 15.5" (wide)
And the usual resolution 1366x768.
Sony Vaio Japan:
11.1", 13.3", 14", 15" and 15.5" 1366x768
15.4" 1440x900
16.4" 1920x1080
Toshiba Japan:
12.1", 13.3" 1280x800
15.6", 16" 1366x768
18" 1920x1080
Lenovo Japan:
13.3" 14" 15.6" 1366x768