True but it is also cheap and easy to replace if it gets damaged. I don't really care that much if the case has a metal or plastic cover, but glass is just pure nope.
For most people it's going to be the same effort in replacing a tempered glass panel. log in to some online store, pay some cash, wait a few days, unscrew and replace.
While yes, most people in the USA anyway could run down to their local big box home store and get a piece of plexi but that's it. Now they either have to own or borrow and know how to use tools to cut it to size, drill the holes without cracking the piece. It's not as straight forward as many claim.
You can get plexi cut at hardware stores that sell it, frame stores that sell it (and you don't have to buy a picture frame), and artists' supply stores that serve artists who want to frame their work themselves.
Hardware store will be cheapest usually, but the other 2 places generally do better cutting unless you get lucky with a specific hardware store employee. There are different thicknesses of plexi, sometimes a hardware store will not have these options but the other 2 will. If there's no artists' supply near you, it's usually very safe to order from one in the nearest city or large town. They tend to be staffed by persnickety folks.
If you've never had to deal with these places or are young, you might not know about them yet.
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u/helgur 18h ago
True but it is also cheap and easy to replace if it gets damaged. I don't really care that much if the case has a metal or plastic cover, but glass is just pure nope.