• What     is this?    Oh, Clevo, Why Do You Pain Me So?  When I
first caught a glimpse of the upcoming Clevo notebooks earlier
this year, I erroneously thought that they might have finally
figured out how to do a proper chassis, keyboard, and touchpad.
Sadly, while they did add brushed aluminum plates on the cover
and palm rest along with zoned backlighting for the keyboard, in
most areas Clevo continues to prove that they have no desire to
build a premium quality chassis. If I could reach out through
the Internet and slap someone, I would, because while Clevo has
clearly made some changes since their Sandy Bridge models
they’re still not where they need to be. Let’s start with the
photos.  I’ll forgive the plastic chassis somewhat, as anyone
lugging around a 10+ pound notebook (including the nearly two-
pound power brick) should be smart enough to handle it with some
care. Even so, the brushed aluminum surfaces are like putting
lipstick on a pig: you can dress up the cheap injection molded
plastic all you wa