What's the SL-10 made of

[NJL!2016]

What is the metal case in the SL-10 made of? i know that the T665C is made of aluminum and the NR70 is made of magnesium.

[Jake K]

The SL-SJ line cases are all plastic.

[T1000X]

My SJ30 only has the factory cover and shows very little if any wear from being dropped into my pocket. I think it is more durable than the magnesium coating over the body on the NR and NX models from what I've seen.

[David Hossack]

The battery bulge is losing its paint on my SL10

[epoch]

I think it's more like forged titanium.


That is, if they started making titanium out of plastic.. stupid budget cuts.. :)

[palmgeek]

I have some self-stick Teflon material - This is the same material that the gliders on the bottom of a mouse are made out of. I paper-punched 2 discs out of it, and stuck them on the lower corners of the battery buldge on my unit. I did it because I noticed one small scratch in the first couple weeks I had the device. No scratches now!

BTW, - I'm not sure where I got the material from, it was just among my "junk" at home. I'm sure that the little felt discs sold at Wal-Mart would do the trick as well. Perhaps a small piece of tape would work too.

I just don't like the look of the silver when it gets all scratched up. I have a friend with a T415 which looks like it went through a garbage disposal. It's not been abused, but got scratched up from normal wear and tear - sticking it in a jacket pocket along with your keys, etc... Still, it looks awfull.

[T1000X]

Not sugar or spice, but everything nice...

[David Hossack]

I keep mine in my pocket too.

[palmgeek]

Originally posted by T1000X
So, what would their model look like for the 30 something NRA members who live at home with their parents, can't hold a job for more than a month, and bash the government every chance they get? A bullet proof version of the PEG-NZ90.


Mmmmm... Buck Lure scented!

[Jeffry]

Carbon Fibre

[Unregistered]

It's very cheap plastic.

I had my SL10 in my pocket with my nokia mobile phone.

The result: nokia scratches the silver color off my clie. Now it really looks cheap.