Instead of shattering it probably just splits.  I imagine it is a lot easier to run. One thing to watch if you install it behind walls is mark or protect it in place you might be driving nails or hanging something.

I wonder how mice like it?  We had plastic tubing on an irrigator that mice ...  or some rodent anyway ... chewed in two.

Oh, one other question before I run.  Is the heat from compressing the air a problem?  I've noticed especially if we are using a lot of air the first few feet of pipe from the compressor and tank (our compressor is mounted separately a couple feet from the tanks) gets pretty warm.