We’ve seen them put their best hardware in cheaper shells for their phones, so why not laptops?
The First MacBooks Were Plastic!
Apple is no stranger to plastic laptops.
However, Apple did not leave plastic behind with the iBook.
The first MacBooks had polycarbonate shells!
You could get your fancy new MacBook in polycarbonate until 2009.
While it’s trendy for Android phones to have glass backs now, polycarb phones remain light and durable.
I’ve never dropped one of my previous polycarb phones to end up with a shattered back!
Just a little scrape or bump, and your metal MacBook is dented or scuffed.
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