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Originally Posted by were
What I don't understand is if the e-ink screens are so sensitive, why don't they just put a piece of plastic/glass over the screen like what you have on mobile phones to give it a bit of protection from point pressure.
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There is a thick plastic "outer screen" on top of the delicate glass substrate. What tends to break screens is torsion (ie twisting motions) or pressure on a particular point of the screen. They are relatively immune to bangs and knocks.