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Originally Posted by HarryT
The high-density plastic that most modern readers are made from is better at absorbing impact than metal is, because it's more elastic. Look at the bumper (fender) of any modern car - it's plastic, not metal, because it does the job better.
Look at the Kindle forum here at MR. Do you see any significant number of reports of broken PWs?
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Just to add to that-
The plastic readers are also typically considerably lighter as well, so there is less kinetic energy to be dissipated in the reader when it hits the ground.
In the case of the Sonys the 650 is roughly 30% heavier than the plastic cased T
x range of readers; so approximately 30% less energy to be dissipated in the reader on impact.