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		dheera on Sept 14, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Chromebooks will get 10 years of automatic updates Plastic isn't necessarily a bad thing, metal tends to dent and deform while plastic has some elasticity. It depends on what plastic they use.

singron on Sept 14, 2023 [–]

E.g. thinkpads usually use a composite plastic (carbon/glass fiber), which makes them lightweight, durable, and thermally insulated from your body. Chromebooks definitely use the cheap stuff though.

niutech on Sept 19, 2023 | [–]

I have a ThinkPad Chromebook and it is very solid and durable, even though it was a bargain.

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