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Aluminum is easily machinable, lightweight, has great heat transfer, can be annodized so that it has a nice surface finish, and is not that expensive. Titanium
by krschultz 15y ago
Aluminum is easily machinable, lightweight, has great heat transfer, can be annodized so that it has a nice surface finish, and is not that expensive.
Titanium would be a good choice as well, but it is far more expensive.
Steel isn't a good choice for a variety of reasons, but #1 in my mind is surface finish. Typically you have to paint or plate steel.
A high end plastic or composite can be made nice, but people are moving away from it.
- herge 15y agoSo nothing would have stopped them from using a high end plastic or a nice composite? Something that would tell their product apart from a MacBook Air? It is a pity they did not try.
- freehunter 15y ago>So nothing would have stopped them from using a high end plastic or a nice composite? Besides the fact that this would make it not look like a MacBook? >Something that would tell their product apart from a MacBook Air? They're not aiming for "not MacBook". They're aiming for "we also have a MacBook!"