My EE is very sturdy and solid, and it doesn't seem plasticky at all. On the contrary, it is quite heavy, as heavy as one of the thick, 1,300 pages fat books I tended to carry before.
The hinges move well and completely, but they make a "stop-click-go ahead" at one part of the full turnaround, if you know what I mean. However, this is not an impediment at all.
Try to go to some of the stores which still have Edges to sell (if they have), as JR or BestBuy or Stapes, and compare yours to a new one. This is what I would do. If I can weigh my Edge in a reliable scale, I will tell you how much mine weighs (fortunately, the amount of books stored does not affect in this regard).
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