Is anyone sick of all this plastic stuff?

[joelthezombie15]

I dont know about you guys but almost every electronic i own is plastic. I am getting kinda sick of it. i want something that is sturdy. my graphics cards have plastic cooler. my phone is all plastic, my tv is plastic (on second thought maybe thats a good thing :p) my laptop is plastic, my pc case is mostly plastic. i know they make better things made out of metal out there but i for some reason always end up getting plastic.

 

I could have gotten the htc one

 

i could have gotten a metal laptop

 

metal graphics card coolers

 

800d or 900d case

 

i know plastic is cheaper but they DO make metal equivalents that arent to much more expensive or they are the same price as the plastic versions.

 

I'm am hearby going to try and start getting better build quality items. because i am SICK of all this plastic. does anyone agree with me? sorry for my rant but i just want to know if anyone else is getting tired of it. 

[Theo]

For my case, i dont like it being plastic, really considering the 900D for watercooling, could have gotten the switch 810 but too plastic-y, however for my phone i dont care since i put a case on it ( galaxy s3) 

[MzCatieB]

i wont mind them switching up to carbon fibre or even fibre glass... plastic is getting boring and very ugly though

[SKOONJar]

Yes sadly im really disappointed with my 600t purchase colors dont even match :( metal side panels while the rest is plastic. Not happy with it... Maybe in the next few months I will go 900d...

[joelthezombie15]

i wont mind them switching up to carbon fibre or even fibre glass... plastic is getting boring and very ugly though

omg a carbon fiber phone would look so sick

[MdX MaxX]

Are any of them broken?

 

I don't really get the "build quality" argument.  Just because it's plastic doesn't mean it has shoddy construction.

[jonah873]

omg a carbon fiber phone would look so sick

you can just carbon fiber wrap the phone too.

[joelthezombie15]

Are any of them broken?

 

I don't really get the "build quality" argument.  Just because it's plastic doesn't mean it has shoddy construction.

no but the plastic breaks rather easily compared to something like metal

[joelthezombie15]

you can just carbon fiber wrap the phone too.

ya but it is to expensive and i dont want to pay $300 after i already payed $200 for my phone just to make it look good also it doesnt have the strength that just carbon fiber has so its kinda redundent i want the carbon fiber for looks and strength

[zenodio]

I'm not a huge fan of plastic either, I just really don't see your problem though, simply just don't buy plastic stuff?...
The entry post of this thread basically just says something along the lines of:
"I regret buying a lot of the stuff I own"

I get your frustration though, but don't underestimate plastic though, it's actually very very durable, from what I've heard it should be better at absorbing impact; as an example: "When you drop your phone" becase it is a softer material it can bend and deform more without breaking.

The iPhone is made mainly from metal and glass which are both very hard meterials so they can't bend as much without cracking, hence why almost everyone with an iPhone 4S or older has a cracked screen.

[MzCatieB]

omg a carbon fiber phone would look so sick

wont be too expensive seeing as how cheap it is to produce it now

[SKOONJar]

Are any of them broken?

 

I don't really get the "build quality" argument.  Just because it's plastic doesn't mean it has shoddy construction.

Doesn't mean its broke it just means were sick of the cheap feel of it.

[joelthezombie15]

wont be too expensive seeing as how cheap it is to produce it now

ya it would be cool.

[MzCatieB]

would love a complete Carbon fibre case

[CharlieMR]

My Razer peripherals are made of plastic and I love them... I think the problem is enhanced on Cases and PC components rather than peripherals

[MzCatieB]

well carbon fibre frame 

[joelthezombie15]

well carbon fibre frame 

ya that would be cool. 

[jonah873]

ya but it is to expensive and i dont want to pay $300 after i already payed $200 for my phone just to make it look good also it doesnt have the strength that just carbon fiber has so its kinda redundent i want the carbon fiber for looks and strength

you carbon fiber wrap this for quiet cheep.

[David89]

While i was jogging, i accidentially threw my N8 away, it landed on asphalt and sled (slid? not sure what's the right grammar in that case =/) about 10-15 meters.

 

The Nokia N8 is completely made of aluminium and since i had a Lumia 820 and 920 for a review a few days, i would say, neither the 820 nor the 920 would have surived that.

 

But i have to admit, if it's made of very sturdy/thick plastic i don't mind it that much

 

Btw. the Motorolla Razr Droid has a Kevlar back. A friend of mine has it and it looks nearly as dented and scratched as my Nokia N8^^

[jonah873]

seee
http://www.amazon.com/3M-Scotchprint-Carbon-Fiber-Vinyl/dp/B0058DIDTY

[Glenwing]

I don't mind plastic personally, depending on how its implemented.  There's different kinds of plastic, there's grocery bag plastic and there's LEGO plastic and beyond.  The military uses plastic.  Plastic is a great material (better than metal I think) provided manufacturers use the right kind of plastic.  My 5 year old ThinkPad T61 has all plastic casing over a magnesium frame and looks exactly the same (and I mean exactly the same) as it did when it was purchased, meanwhile most solid aluminum unibody MacBook Pros I've seen after a year or two have scuffs and grinding all along the edges of the body, and heavy usage has etched dark spots into the palm rests, they look dirty and scraped up after a year or two.

 

Provided manufacturers do it right plastic is a great construction material.

 

Carbon fiber as used for casing materials is plastic by the way :) (CFRP - Carbon Fiber Reinforced  Plastic)

[Hans Christian | Teri]

Bought the HTC Desire HD over the Samsung Galaxy S2 exactly for this reason. The S2 didn't feel anywhere as expensive and nice as it was, and that is a big turnoff in itself for me, although it doesn't mean it will break. Plastic is not negative though, there's many different qualities of plastic. Even the most solid of PC peripherals have always been made mostly from plastic (like the Model M). :)

[joelthezombie15]

I don't mind plastic personally, depending on how its implemented.  There's different kinds of plastic, there's grocery bag plastic and there's LEGO plastic and beyond.  The military uses plastic.  Plastic is a great material (better than metal I think) provided manufacturers use the right kind of plastic.  My 5 year old ThinkPad T61 has all plastic casing over a magnesium frame and looks exactly the same (and I mean exactly the same) as it did when it was purchased, meanwhile most solid aluminum unibody MacBook Pros I've seen after a year or two have scuffs and grinding all along the edges of the body, and heavy usage has etched dark spots into the palm rests, they look dirty and scraped up after a year or two.

 

Provided manufacturers do it right plastic is a great construction material.

 

Carbon fiber as used for casing materials is plastic by the way :) (CFRP - Carbon Fiber Reinforced  Plastic)

some plastic is fine but i dont want flimsy plastic like everything is now

[geforceftw]

my favorite time periiod is pre 1959 in that time just about everything exept for babies were made out of metal i like metal. my corsaie k90 keyboard has a metal plater through it and my m90 mouse has a metal plate and thats about it exept for my car

[roman83]

i wont mind them switching up to carbon fibre or even fibre glass... plastic is getting boring and very ugly though

An all Carbon Fibre case would probably cost between $1000-$1500 to manufacture. Would be the most insane case ever though!