Price differences between wood-aluminum vs plastic windows?

SHOULD be more durable? I have seen many old plastic windows in my life, so what should be more durable (and against what)?
By the way, the color tone depends on what you choose (RAL color palette), that has nothing to do with the material.
What was the price difference for you? I'm curious because for us it was only enough for foil covering...

Hello,
yes, the windows have the tone RAL 7016 on the outside.
If we had chosen the foil-covered frames, the window maker would have recommended a "pattern" in tone (by that I mean this type of wood grain often seen in foil-covered windows – I don't exactly remember the name now).
For a smooth foil covering without this pattern, he warned us that you could see every little scratch. That is why you almost never see foil-covered frames without this pattern. However, we did not like the pattern.
Unfortunately, I cannot give you an exact figure for the surcharge, as we essentially negotiated away the aluminum cladding. The original statement was between 2 and 3 thousand euros.

Right, the foil (does it even exist without grain?) is sensitive if you scratch it with sharp objects - however, I wouldn’t know when I should mistreat the window from the outside. You can only see the grain if you approach the window to arm’s length. Small scratches aren’t visible, as these normally shouldn’t occur in the first place. By the way, we also decided on RAL 7016 - it’s currently THE color, whether for windows, fences, front doors, etc.

The surcharge was a real bargain, congratulations on that! Then I would have also chosen the aluminum version.

True, the foil (does it even exist without grain?) is sensitive if you scratch it with sharp objects - however, I wouldn’t know when I should mistreat the window from the outside. You only see the grain if you approach the window at arm’s length. Small scratches are not visible, as these normally should not occur in the first place. By the way, we also chose RAL 7016 - it’s currently THE color, whether for windows, fences, front doors, etc.

Since we have many floor-to-ceiling windows, we definitely saw the risk that something might splash against them or you might brush past. That’s why we wanted to play it safe.

The extra charge was a real bargain, congratulations on that! Then I would have also chosen the aluminum version.

Thank you. By the way, these are Unilux IsoStar aluminum windows, in case anyone else is interested. We are very satisfied so far.

We decided on plastic-aluminum because then the surfaces can be powder coated the same way, such as the door or the gate. Wood is not at all my thing, so wood-aluminum was out of the question from the start. What a relief.

There are also plastic windows with acrylic coating. They are completely smooth and the paint layer is about one millimeter thick. They are not quite as sensitive to scratches. We have decided on them and are satisfied so far

There are also plastic windows with an acrylic coating. These are completely smooth and the paint layer is just under one millimeter thick. They are then not quite as sensitive to scratches. We decided on them and are satisfied so far

Which windows did you decide on? I am also looking for windows with an acrylic coating and security class RC2