[thaumasiotes]

> I could see a day when titanium laptops return.

I don't get it. I was issued a metal macbook once. I had to buy a plastic case for it, because the bare metal scratched my fingernails.

Why would we want a hard metal case instead of a soft plastic one?

[lenkite]

> because the bare metal scratched my fingernails.

Nice multi-purpose titanium laptop. You can even trim your fingernails on the same!

[thaumasiotes]

It would be less effective than a file, since there's just the one point on the sharp edge of the laptop.

Most people are not looking to scuff up the face of their fingernails, which is what happens when you handle such a laptop naturally.

[tim333]

Plastic cases flexing can damage the electronics inside hence most of the Apple stuff being metal.

[thaumasiotes]

It doesn't seem to cause problems for any other manufacturer. I'm using a plastic-cased Dell laptop as we speak.

If plastic cases bore any significant risk of damaging the electronics, someone would probably have noticed that by now.