Flipping the Ultra over, we beheld a black, smooth semi-glossy exterior with a solid plastic build.
This includes a solid plastic Dora the Explorer doll that could only be a choking risk if it were smashed with a hammer.
You're greeted with a solid plastic box that holds your documents, a branded mousepad, toolkit, T-Shirt and a hand-written quality-assurance sign-off sheet from the person who tested and set up your gear.
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The rotaries and crossfader in the middle section are plastic, but feel solid enough.
In all, it feels rather chunky in-hand, but it does feature a metallic back bordered by solid white plastic.
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As fuel it uses liquid nitrous oxide and solid polythene plastic.
Though it's predominantly made of matte and glossy-finished plastic, it still feels solid and not at all hollow.
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The technology works by building up layer upon layer of material - typically plastic - to build complex solid objects.
Jeep has left behind the dreaded era of cheap plastic in favor of substance and a few more solid luxury fixtures.
Honestly, thinking of this like frozen yogurt isn't all that far off -- the Replicator creates solid objects by layering levels of thin plastic extrusions on top of themselves.
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It has a build somewhere in-between the plastic-ish Voodoo Envy 133 and the rock-solid ThinkPad X300, though probably closer to the latter, and the sheen of Silver Nano Technology on the technology saves us from bacteria but adds a slightly cheap flavor to the keyboard.
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Despite being all plastic and fairly light in hand, it had the 'solid' feeling we're used too with Nokia, so we reckon it can take a hit or two.
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It is heavier because the phone is metal, not plastic, which gives it not only heft but a feeling of solid craftsmanship and durability.
Printing in 3D involves sending a design file to a printer that then forms a solid version of that object by slowly building it up in layers of plastic.
To be extra clear, the rear on the latter two is a solid metal, while the 9.7-inch is a cheap-feeling plastic.
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