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I honestly didn't think about
Milling, washing, polishing, etc.... oh, wait,
yeah, I did..... my cousin makes these things
as 'hobby projects' and when she makes them, it
costs about 20 dollars once she cracks the old
computer open and sees how it was made and
where all the 'fittings' and screw holes are.

Guys, you are totally forgetting that aluminum
is cheap metal, and plastic is made from OIL,
which is a little bit expensive right now.
Posted by: Lerianis10   Posted on: 07/02/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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It's cheap for a reason, folks.  frgough | 07/02/09
The converse does not always follow though  NonZealot | 07/02/09
Inexpensive does not equal cheap  frgough | 07/02/09
Exactly why price can be deceiving  NonZealot | 07/02/09
And yet from the article  Richard Flude | 07/02/09
Actually, metal case should not mean higher price tag  Lerianis10 | 07/02/09
Umm... no  lumpy_blumpkin | 07/02/09
Manufacturing steps add to cost  GuidingLight | 07/02/09
I honestly didn't think about  Lerianis10 | 07/02/09
Fail  DeusExMachina | 07/09/09
proof it  elllroy | 07/05/09
Do ALL plastic cases crack?  NonZealot | 07/02/09
Didn't they already answer this?  T1Oracle | 07/02/09
thermal design has long been a weak point  stenman@... | 07/02/09
RE: Analyst: Cheap ultrathin laptops push design limits; cracked plastic  still fiddlin | 07/06/09
I'd say pretty close though.  merc2dogs` | 07/06/09
RE: Analyst: Cheap ultrathin laptops push design limits; cracked plastic  merc2dogs` | 07/06/09
This is Classic Ploy to Scare People From Buying Cheap  worldnick | 07/06/09
Posting from another dimension  DeusExMachina | 07/09/09
no brands mentioned  economy1 | 07/19/09
RE: Analyst: Cheap ultrathin laptops push design limits; cracked plastic  bergson126@... | 07/07/09
RE: Analyst: Cheap ultrathin laptops push design limits; cracked plastic  Appreciate-Tech | 07/09/09
Enough with "cheap plastics", zinc-breath!  johnrpriest | 07/10/09

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