Plastic vs Glass windows

[Pharoah Mike]

How different is modding a plastic window then a glass window? I know the whole "avoid the fumes" difference, but will all tools still work the same? Drills still be effective or would that be overkill? (I guess I don't really know the type of plastic used.. blah).

I've got alot i want to do to the window, will the plastic hold up as well as a glass one would?

[muisejt]

plexi-glass (plastic) would hold up a lot better and is a lot easier to shape and drill.

[thebove]

i've never heard of an actual glass window for a computer case....it's be extremely difficult to cut, and it would be kinda fragile. windows are almost always plexiglass or acrylic.

[Mrfreddio55]

Glass would also make your computer much more heavy

[pwain]

Glass would protect you from those deadly UV

Stick with acrylic. If your going to cut it, wear a mask. There arent enough good reasons to use glass.

[Big_Mac]

glass is: darn tough to scratch, almost impossible to drill, and easy to cut, as well as being heavy as sin.

lexan/plexi is: easy to scratch, easy to drill, cut, and bend, and is light.

just go lexan/plexi, unless you're looking for something really unique

[Psycho Evangelion]

Originally posted by pwain
Glass would protect you from those deadly UV

Stick with acrylic. If your going to cut it, wear a mask. There arent enough good reasons to use glass.

and if you put plutonium in the case, make sure you can bloc the gamma adiation it emits with a 3 inch thick lead block. That'll make the case heavy.