Is the enclosure made of aluminum or plastic? Is it durable and portable?
1525230
The drive body's made of plastic. I personally would have preferred aluminum, but being totally blind, couldn't get a good idea of the drive in terms of graphics. Yes, it is, in my view durable, a nice shpe and form factor. However,the company that makes this drive's very cheap - the reference card that came with the unit was cut crooked, and they didn't include a USB 3.0 cord, even though the specs say this unit will work with a USB 3.0 interface. Hope this helps.--Matthew Chao
1525231
I'm not sure exactly what the enclosure is made of but its not plastic. It's very durable, I've dropped it on hardwood floors a few times and it's still working fine. And very lightweight and small so its easily portable. Hope that helps. I would buy again. The light scribe works burns fast. I'm very happy with the product.
1525232
Aluminum. It's both portable & durable & powered through either one or two usb cables, depending on the power output of your usb ports. Works flawlessly.
1525233
It is made of aluminum and looks durable. I only use it on a surface pro at my home so have not given it a stress test. It looks very nice.
1525234
It is made of Aluminum. I use it for burning a lot of disks and works perfect. Now, I noticed when I was using an old CD, say like a game, it made a ton of noise from some strange reason and would not fully load the file where I could access them. But that was with one out of a bazillion CD's. It still works amazing for me.
1525235
don,t purchase not a reliable product, but is aluminum. mine was already opened.
449578
Yes, wheel and enclosure are plastic. The power wheel worked poorly for me as the generator seemed to be damaged/bent and didn't run smoothly.
769276
It has plastic on the outside but the inside surrounding the keyboard is made of aluminum
1802621
I believe plastic. However, VERY sturdy, strong. Aluminum only at the edges of the case.
734307
Very durable. Pretty sure it is plastic. I have a lot of stuff on it and I don't want to take all of it off to check. I currently have 2 sets of ceramic kitchen canisters on it. They are full of flour, corn starch, sugar, etc. So that is 6 or more ceramic containers, plus what is in them and it turns easily, every time.
1309764
The case is metal and appea re s to be durable. There are some scratches where the connector meets the computer but the device has held up pretty well on my keychain.
568806
plastic but still a fairly sturdy chassis. The shell will be the least of your problems though.
1262667
The storage box is plastic. It will keep someone from casually snooping through your stuff, but a true thief will get in. I like it quite well and would buy it again for my situation.
201722
It's aluminum .. not a bad travel pod. Fits on the side of my sling camera bag. If you plan to use a long heavy lens it may be a problem. I have an Olympus E-5 and moderate telephotos and have no problems. I hope that helps ... Phil
1309763
Aluminum. Has held up well so far.Do not unplug by pulling the rubber end. I accidentally pulled the actual electronics from the metal casing.Super-glued it back together, then ran some HD Tune Read/Write test to heat it, to help set the glue. Seems to have worked so far.
2173517
Yes, it's plastic. I've had two for several months with no reliability issues.
1419627
It is made of plastic, but it is seems to be very strong. I've placed a large light/shadow box on one end and a weighted bag on the other and have not worried about the connection failing.
140960
It is aluminum, the bottom cover is white, though! It's such a nice laptop, more durable than Apple air and has more storage!
821718
Agree with the previous answer: the USB connector is metal, but all else is plastic. The plastic has been molded *thick enough* to *not* be easily breakable.
908735
they are very durable I am very pleased with everything about this enclosure it is well worth the money. I highly recomend it
2013757
It is a durable plastic. Very sturdy construction. My unit has been outside for a month and looks brand new.
337609
Its plastic. But not cheap, pretty durable. I've had for some time. Use it 3x a week and still hanging in there.