The cases themselves are made of dense, soft -
touch black plastic — there'll be other color options too, like rose gold, gold, navy, and (RED)-- with pass - through buttons for power and volume, and a notch cut out for the ringer switch.
But the ThinkPad X1 Carbon is festooned in soft
touch black plastic, the display is matte, and the device is not striving to be the thinnest laptop around, just the nicest.
The back has some personality, with a dark gray metal inlay and a soft -
touch black plastic surround.
Not exact matches
It's a comedy hardboiled noir, a
plastic Black Dahlia with something of PT Anderson's Boogie Nights, Altman's version of Long Goodbye and even some weird
touches of Lynch as characters get up from car wrecks to stagger around the highway for a bit.
You sit on reasonably comfortable chairs in the eye of a
black plastic wonderland which isn't particularly kind to the eye or the
touch.
Nice, soft -
touch surfaces give an air of quality to the car, and where piano -
black plastics reigned previously, brushed aluminum, light bits of chrome, and soft
plastics now carry throughout.
Materials are improved throughout, and while there's still
plastic here and there, there are also one - piece, soft -
touch surfaces with molded stitching for the instrument panel, plus a piano -
black finish and high - contrast silver bezel for the center console.
Other nice
touches include a sliding rear window, remote controlled door locks, front fog lights, automatic headlights, AM / FM radio with CD player and a thick
black plastic bedliner.
In the cabin, I expected hard
plastics, but the pebbled
black swaths over the dashboard were actually soft to the
touch.
There's a heavy dose of white and
black plastic with soft -
touch materials as well.
The test truck came with a
black plastic bedliner - a good
touch that contrasted nicely with the vehicle's bright red paint job.
Piano
black plastic surrounds the gearshift and door panel switches, while the dash, steering wheel, and infotainment controls are made from a low - sheen, soft
touch material.
The XC60 just knocks you out of the park with its all -
black dashboard finished in soft -
touch plastics, and then there are the unlacquered wood trimmings which look stunning.
Soft
touch plastics are used throughout, while gloss
black inserts add a
touch of class.
The soft -
touch dashboard, as well as the matt and gloss
black plastic finishes, represent a marked improvement over the previous generation.
The interior image of the car reveals a dual - tone beige -
black dashboard with soft
touch plastics.
For the passenger, though, the view is dominated by an enormous swathe of
black, dog nose - patterned BMW soft -
touch plastic, which rises up from beneath the glovebox, curves around the multi-media screen and finally occupies all the real estate up top between the A-pillars.
In their place, you'll find jet -
black, soft -
touch plastics in the lower trims, and real wood and leather in the upper end.
Materials show well with a mixture of soft
touch surfaces, gloss
black trim and nicely finished hard
plastics.
Most of what you see and
touch is
black plastic, but it feels higher quality than the materials in the previous - generation, and looks like it will stand up well to hard use.
It's a generally conservative overall design, though extensive silver detail trim and restrained
black plastic lower panels manage to balance a modern city - oriented look with a
touch of traditional SUV ruggedness.
The Rogue S can feel a little low - rent inside with its dearth of soft -
touch plastics and sea of
black carpet and fabric, but models we've tested have felt tightly assembled.
Materials selection bests Toyota and Honda by a reasonably wide margin; soft -
touch plastics with good quality grain are only let down by the borderline chintzy piano
black accents.
The metal frame and the
touch screen's curved edges give it a weighty feel, while the
black plastic casing is more firm Coke bottle than flimsy ShopRite water bottle.
The front and sides are a single piece of moulded
plastic — either
black or white — and the rear is a panel of slightly soft
touch plastic.
Our review sample was finished in a soft -
touch matte white
plastic that proved adept at fighting off finger marks, though a
black version is also available.
Its assets include an elegant design (including a chrome finish and a
black matte
plastic back), a beautiful 3.2 - inch
touch screen, very good call quality, support for Verizon's 3G network, and a good selection of software (notably, the mobile version of Microsoft's Office suite).
It's crafted from a soft -
touch yet durable
plastic in three tasteful finishes: Gentle
Black, Rose Champagne and Burgundy Red.
Unlike previous iPod
touches, the 4G iPod
touch lacks the small
black plastic patch on the back's top - left corner that covered the Wi - Fi antenna.
If you've never seen an iPad and someone handed you the Kindle Fire HD.9, you'd likely say its jet -
black, soft - to - the -
touch plastic body felt good in your hands and was more than effective at all the core tasks (reading, game playing, e-mail, web browsing).
The three hardware buttons, really
touch sensitive areas on flat
black plastic, light up in the dark.
Both tablets have undergone a slight cosmetic makeover, swapping out the sleek
black soft
touch rear panel for a
black plastic textured finish.
The bezel around the display is partially covered by more of that soft -
touch plastic mentioned earlier, so you're not confronted with great swathes of unsightly
black gloss around the screen itself.
The Paperwhite is all matte -
black (or white)
plastic with a soft -
touch finish.
The Kobo Aura HD's body is smooth
plastic, unlike the Kindle Paperwhite's
black soft -
touch coating.
The build of the new model — which is apparently 15 per cent slimmer and 20 per cent lighter than the PS Vita — also doesn't feel as comfortable initially in the player's hands and its exposed
black plastic finish isn't as satisfying to the
touch.
The Epic Air Wireless are made of a matte
black plastic that's smooth to the
touch and thankfully isn't a fingerprint magnet.
Rear side is
black colour made of
plastic, matte finish, give a good grip and soft to
touch.
(Choose the
black model and you'll get a more traditional rubbery soft -
touch plastic finish.)
In this
black version of the Nexus 5, the sides are comprised of soft
touch plastic and house the entire button layout.
Made from real wood, the
Black Walnut shell features a matte black soft - touch rim found on the original black - leather shell, and plastic buttons coated in metal - like paint to give it a premium
Black Walnut shell features a matte
black soft - touch rim found on the original black - leather shell, and plastic buttons coated in metal - like paint to give it a premium
black soft -
touch rim found on the original
black - leather shell, and plastic buttons coated in metal - like paint to give it a premium
black - leather shell, and
plastic buttons coated in metal - like paint to give it a premium feel.
The design is an unobtrusive
black and the outer shell is finished in soft -
touch plastic, so it's comfortable to handle.
Since it's completely constructed of shiny
black plastic with no soft -
touch material on the back, it comes across as slick.
While its underside is fashioned from a rather utilitarian
black plastic, a stylish brushed aluminum finish on the system's lid and palmrest adds a
touch of panache to its overall aesthetic.
The Slim's 3.5 x 2.2 - inch
touch panel is surrounded by
black matte
plastic that wraps elegantly around the sides.