E6500 flex in wrist rest area?

I'm currently evaluating a studio 17 which I am considering returning for a E6500 hoping that the business class machine will have a more robust build. This studio 17 exhibits flex in the keyboard on the right side near the enter key and the number pad, and I am given to understand that the latitude keyboard is much better in that regard.

However, videos like this one depicting flex in the wrist rest and the bezel around the screen are a little discerning.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEIG4eM5x1k

This studio 17 has no flex in the wrist rest or on the bezel. It seems rock solid compared to what I'm seeing in that video. In fact it seems like even the flex in the lid on this studio is less than what that video shows on the latitudes lid.

I frequently pick up my laptop with one hand on either the right or left corner of the wrist rest (screen open) to move it too another location (I don't use it on a desk). When doing so I usually grasp the wrist rest area with my fingers on the bottom of the machine and thumb on the wrist rest squeezing together for the grip. This has not been a problem on the studio so far, but if that latitude video is any indication it seems like using this same grip on the latitude may result in the wrist wrest buckling/flexing down, or pushing in.

For those of you with the E6500 or even the E6400 does your machine exhibit the kind of flexing that is shown in the video?

Thanks
Andy

 

I just watched the video and compared it with my recently purchased E6500. My left wrist rest is solid as a rock for some reason, even though in that video his is very bouncy on the left side. My right wrist rest I thought had no flex until I put my head level with the wrist wrest and noticed very slight flexing. Much less bounce than compared to the video. Underneath my touchpad buttons is where I notice the most flex, smack in the middle of the palm rest. I tried your test and could pick up the machine by the right or left palm rest and noticed no buckle or bending. The frame is rigid enough to support the weight by the corner. When closed, my lid can be pressed like in the video. Also like the video I can slide my fingernail underneath the bevel and snap it out a bit, but mine seems firmer than the video. Under normal use I wouldn't have even noticed it. The bevel doesn't flap around or anything and the case feels solid when grabbed and closed.

My right enter key has zero flex. However, my L key on the right has a small amount of flex and so does my Z key on the left side of the keyboard. This is not in the same league as my rock solid Thinkpad T43 keyboard with absolutely no flex, but in day to day use the flex does not get in the way of typing comfort or speed.

I bought and returned a Dell Studio 1537 a while ago and other than the screen frame and bevel this machine feels more solid. The keyboard on the 1537 had a lot of bounce and flex to it all around. The plastic seams where edges met I could slide my fingernail under. I could make the machine click in some areas by pressing and releasing on the plastic. The E6500 in comparison doesn't click anywhere I can find on the machine and has a more sturdy keyboard.

 

Ok, thanks for the input.