Intel’s secret for cheaper ultrabooks: plastic cases!
Most ultrabooks on the market today have sturdy metal cases. That’s because PC makers have to use a very sturdy material if they want to make laptops with cases that are less than 0.7 inches thick. Otherwise they’ll simply break.
According to Intel, metal cases are typically between 7 and 10 times stiffer than plastic. But it’s also a more expensive building material.
So Intel has developed ways to optimize the structure of plastic, allowing PC makers to create thin plastic laptop cases that are just about as strong as cases made of metal.
In a nutshell ...
Stamped aluminum hybrid cases. Basically you could end up with an ultrabook with a cheap plastic case and a thin aluminum sheet on top giving the laptop a metallic finish.
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http://liliputing.com/2012/04/intels-secret-for-cheaper-ultrabooks-plastic-cases.html
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Most ultrabooks on the market today have sturdy metal cases. That’s because PC makers have to use a very sturdy material if they want to make laptops with cases that are less than 0.7 inches thick. Otherwise they’ll simply break.
According to Intel, metal cases are typically between 7 and 10 times stiffer than plastic. But it’s also a more expensive building material.
So Intel has developed ways to optimize the structure of plastic, allowing PC makers to create thin plastic laptop cases that are just about as strong as cases made of metal.
In a nutshell ...
Stamped aluminum hybrid cases. Basically you could end up with an ultrabook with a cheap plastic case and a thin aluminum sheet on top giving the laptop a metallic finish.
via
http://liliputing.com/2012/04/intels-secret-for-cheaper-ultrabooks-plastic-cases.html
Cool?
What do you think?
