The briefcase part of it looks sloppy. I imagine this isn't true when it is in briefcase mode (ie: with the top on), but with the top off it looks like a thin piece of plastic. There are areas that should be filled in, but they look hollow. Pictures may be deceiving about the size. Hardly anyone takes pictures of PC Engine stuff.
Man, you need to see one in person. The PCE+CD is so amazingly well put together. Its nearly military grade in its toughness. The PCE plugs into the interface like the worlds most well made cartridge, and the PCE itself is the most creak-free system I've ever seen. Its a tank.
When it comes to heft, rigidity, and all out achievement, the PCE is the tops, and it way more tough and rugged than, say, a Duo. That goes double for the Duo R. Meanwhile, at the bottom of the range we have the TG-16. The unit itself isn't bad (I guess), but then there is that huge plastic shell thing on the back that
will NOT stay on because its a total POS. My brother was going to buy a Turbo Booster Plus just so it would hopefully stay on, instead of falling off every time someone nudged the system like that dumb-ass jai lai scoop, or whatever the f*ck it is.
On one hand I'm a huge fan on Japanese 80's industrial design (Walkman, calculator watches, ghetto blasters, Casio keyboards, etc) and the white plastic that dominated that period, but even if I wasn't I'd have to give it to the PCE+CD combo. Its like some away team equipment for the crew of the Macross. Its so serious looking! You'd think it was a defibrillator, or some sort of NASA test equipment if you didn't know that its actually just a really expensive games machine.
