Sonke siyazi ukuthi amashidi angenalutho e-pc, ngokuvamile aziwa ngokuthi amashidi e-pc, igama eliphelele lamashidi angenalutho e-polycarbonate. Ziwuhlobo lwempahla yokwakha eyenziwe nge-polycarbonate nezinye izinto ze-PC, ezinamashidi angenalutho anezendlalelo ezimbili noma ezinezingqimba eziningi kanye nokwahlukanisa, ukwahlukanisa ukushisa, ukwahlukanisa umsindo, nemisebenzi yokuvimbela imvula. Izinzuzo zayo zitholakala ekukhanyeni kwayo okukhanyayo kanye nokumelana nesimo sezulu. Nakuba amanye amashidi epulasitiki nawo enomphumela ofanayo, amashidi angenalutho ahlala isikhathi eside, anokudlulisa ukukhanya okuqinile, ukumelana nomthelela, ukuvala ukushisa, ukunqanda ukufingqa, ukuncipha komlilo, ukuvala umsindo, nokusebenza kahle kokucubungula.