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    DV6t quad Metal Finish

    Discussion in 'HP' started by walshcm, May 25, 2011.

  1. walshcm

    walshcm Notebook Enthusiast

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    HP has the icon that shows that this laptop has a metal finish. I just saw an unboxing on youtube and the guy said it was plastic. Is it plastic or metal?

    If it is plastic what exactly does HP mean by metal finish? Plastic painted to look like metal?
     
    walshcm, May 25, 2011
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  2. fiveoneooo

    fiveoneooo Notebook Consultant

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    HP has a new steel grey finish but I'm not sure whether it is actual metal or not. It looks like metal in pictures.
     
    fiveoneooo, May 25, 2011
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  3. PeterDLai

    PeterDLai Notebook Consultant

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    Here are some enlarged pictures of the steel grey finish that I found.

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    PeterDLai, May 25, 2011
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    Izagaia Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm thinking the original "umber" was the better choice, IMO. Sleeker. This steel grey finish reminds me of too much of the previously defective series with the SandyBridge issues.
     
    Izagaia, May 25, 2011
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    hordeall Newbie

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    wish they had video or something the pics make it look metal but I talked to a rep and they said its a metal finish but its not metal.

    the umber attrachs fingerprints which annoys me to bad they cant just do real metal
     
    hordeall, May 25, 2011
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