On: New gaming laptop with innovative UI by Razer

[falcolas]

If I had to guess, I'd say that it's easier to cast and mill the aluminum unibody than it is to mold the carbon fiber.

Probably cheaper, as well.

[sandGorgon → falcolas]

hmm.. I honestly never thought that was the issue, given how popular graphite tennis racquets are.

What about fiberglass then ? I even saw a show on TV, where they remade a car chassis by handfilling fiberglass filaments and the resulting could withstand sledgehammer blows.

does fiberglass/carbon-fiber affect laptop cooling ?

[falcolas → sandGorgon]

The processes for Fiberglass and carbon fiber are nearly identical (both use mats of the material and resins that have to be formed/cooked (in the case of carbon fiber)).

I would imagine carbon fiber wouldn't conduct heat quite as well as aluminum, but I don't have any data on that.

[SwellJoe → falcolas]

Fiberglass is a quite good insulator. So, if carbon fiber behaves similarly to fiberglass, it would be very poor for cooling, relative to aluminum.