The material of the shell of the notebook can be divided into two types: plastic and metal.In general, the composite material is ABS plastic, has the advantages of low cost, simple manufacturing process, easy molding, impact resistant performance is good, for the shortcomings of heavy and poor thermal conductivity, often used in mainstream price models; another typical plastic material is PC polycarbonate material the material, compared to the ABS engineering plastics for better thermal conductivity, the disadvantage is crisp texture, the Fujitsu notebook can often see the use of this type of materials.

最常见的金属外壳采用铝镁合金，具有高的热导率和强度的优点，质地轻、制造困难，容易成型，且耐磨性差，所以有几款用铝镁合金的外壳的制造，通常只用于面盖，铝镁合金高端产品的笔记本电脑，价格较高；金属壳和其它两种钛合金和碳纤维，强度和导热性最好的材料，但缺点是制造困难，成本高，常用在顶级产品的国际品牌。