Just yesterday I picked up an iPad Air 2, and I went for the silver model. I actually didn't pay attention to the bezel color (purchased it online) and "assumed" that, like the iPad 2, the silver model would have a black inside. Well, it does not, it is Apple white. So much for spontaneous purchases with essentially no research!
So when it arrived, my first thought was, "This goes back." All my tablets and e-readers have had black bezels. But since it's already here and I won't get it to the post office before Monday anyway (over here, anything purchased online can be returned within 14 days, seller pays for return shipping too), I have been using it a little (
"I don't like you, but you're new and shiny, so I play with you anyway"), just to see how I'd feel about it.
A few hours in, I'm starting to wonder if the white-ish bezel (looks better in person than in photos) isn't actually easier on my eyes, no matter what I believed was logical (black bezels becoming "invisible" to the eye, less distraction, etc). The colors don't "pop" as much as on my black tablets, but especially when looking at web pages with light background, which make the majority of sites I visit, and e-books with a daytime color scheme, it "feels" more comfortable, though less spectacular. I'm generally not hot on reading on backlit devices, and now I wonder if the black bezels are part of the reason. However, I may be rationalizing here because I'm lazy and I don't want to send it back and wait a week for my money.
Anyway, I was curious what your experiences are with dark and light bezels, especially if you have used both. I speculate that a medium grey would probably be the best, but those don't seem common, at least not for tablets. Is it all just preference and what you're used to, or are there any more objective aspects?