Bamboo laptops benefit the environment
Treehugger had a good article on whether bamboo laptops are beneficial to the environment. Besides the eco friendly looks that wood gives there are benefits to using bamboo.
Bamboo is more biodegradable than plastic, and bamboo can be harvested in a sustainable way since it grows very fast like a weed. Plastic uses too much chemicals and is difficult to biodegrade. You can recycle plastic, but we must develop computer components in a way that they can be taken apart for recycling. Until then we are just going to see these hazardous electronic parts back in the landfill.
Anyways there are more options for bamboo computers such as the:
Asus Eco book is $2000 but only includes 1 GB of ram.
Dell has the Studio Hybrid which has a bamboo sleeve option. Ultra sleek design with power efficiency. Its get just about the same features as a regular pc except its 80% smaller and uses 70% power. These cool laptops are portable and affordable. Go Dell!!
The Fujitsu laptop is actually made with cedar wood. Even the plastics are made of bio-based plastics! It’s only a prototype, but it could be the future for us. In 2002, Fujitsu became the first computer manufacturer to develop corn-based plastic and adopt the environmentally friendly material for PC parts. Original bio-based plastic has been used for a limited number of smaller parts and gradual improvements to its properties to satisfy various manufacturing requirements and increase the percentage used in its notebook PCs. The newly developed bio-based plastic accounts for about 30% of the plastic material in the housings of 2 of their prototype laptops.
October 8th, 2008 at 1:13 am |
Wow!! Those laptops are looking so stylish and unique!!
October 8th, 2008 at 2:40 am |
wow! lovely and environment friendly! i need to have one of those!
October 9th, 2008 at 3:07 am |
I’m not sure I could give up my macbook, but those are pretty snazzy
October 9th, 2008 at 12:23 pm |
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October 10th, 2008 at 7:56 am |
Wow these are really cool, I think it is really classy too, the 1 GB ram is an issue but man this is so innovative!
October 11th, 2008 at 9:22 pm |
I now realized that I have been green about being green,thanks for the inspiration
October 13th, 2008 at 3:31 pm |
Awesome — these look so unique! I wouldn’t mind having one!
October 14th, 2008 at 10:18 am |
The Asus one is environmentally friendly but actually looks more better than a plastic cased laptop. If only they made and environmentally friendly version of their £200 netbook then I would have one!
October 14th, 2008 at 11:51 am |
These look great, they look quite heavy though?
October 15th, 2008 at 5:10 am |
What a brilliant idea, I am laughing my socks off, not because ethey look bad , but because I actually want one.
I am now wonder about my iPod bamboo style.
I hope I don’t get sme type of beatle crawling through though.
October 15th, 2008 at 5:14 am |
Sorry one thing I did not think before.
What about how much energy is used to farm the bamboo? i,e, fuel for machinery, fuel for transport, energy to cut and shape the bamboo, then disposing of the remnants.
Transport of finshed units would cost more becuase they are heavier, has all that manufacturing costs been factored in to making these, to decide are they really helping the enviroment??
October 16th, 2008 at 12:31 pm |
Those are really cool, but I would be so scared that the laptop would crack or break as it went through my daily life. I would loev to have one, but cannot afford it.
October 17th, 2008 at 12:26 am |
Wouldn’t these be too heavy? I hope not as these are great for the environment.
October 17th, 2008 at 6:08 am |
Nice Post. Thanks for sharing this information with us.
October 18th, 2008 at 4:54 pm |
Those are brilliant, I hope that more manufacturers follow suit!
October 18th, 2008 at 5:09 pm |
I never understood the point of “green stuff”. What are the benefits of buying a $2000 laptop made of bamboo, when the same laptop, made of plastic and other not environmentally friendly materials cost 3 times less?
October 20th, 2008 at 6:04 am |
these laptops looking very beautiful….
October 20th, 2008 at 6:50 pm |
Wow, environmentally friendly and very classy-looking. They remind me of the monitor that Will had in Will and Grace.
October 21st, 2008 at 4:33 am |
Wow these are really cool, I think it is really classy too, the 1 GB ram is an issue but man this is so innovative!
October 22nd, 2008 at 5:52 am |
The DELL PC is built with MOSO Bamboo.
October 24th, 2008 at 8:42 am |
It looks absolutely crazy… I can imagine having a bamboo bicycle, but having wooden laptop is above my imagination:))) But I would love trying out such a thing, definitely.
October 24th, 2008 at 10:03 am |
Wow!! Those laptops are looking so stylish and unique!!
October 25th, 2008 at 4:16 am |
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October 26th, 2008 at 3:46 pm |
I love these laptops - they are so colorful!
October 28th, 2008 at 2:37 am |
Bamboo Laptops, I love it!
October 29th, 2008 at 9:28 am |
I like the bamboo design on laptop. It looks outdoorsy:)
October 29th, 2008 at 2:00 pm |
Those are fantastic! I want one now.
October 29th, 2008 at 8:30 pm |
It’s really a good idea and very unique to have a bamboo design laptop.
October 30th, 2008 at 11:41 am |
thanks.
October 30th, 2008 at 4:34 pm |
Ohhh!! they look neat, and they are good for the environment, perhaps my next laptop will be a bamboo one =))
November 2nd, 2008 at 11:48 am |
At least if you drop it just get a little elmers wood glue…
November 3rd, 2008 at 12:09 am |
These kind of articles has to come into existence as they do not need the material that causes pollution.
November 3rd, 2008 at 12:16 am |
These look great, go green
November 3rd, 2008 at 12:18 am |
these look beatiful. GO GREEN
November 4th, 2008 at 4:25 pm |
Do you think they will make a macbook like this? That would be cool.
November 6th, 2008 at 12:48 am |
They should be able to do any laptop kentucky girl, inside it is just a processor. I like the look of the bamboo laptops too…
November 7th, 2008 at 1:00 pm |
Cool item, so many great things coming out! Very unique I like it!
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November 7th, 2008 at 1:28 pm |
That are some “cool” laptops. I might have to invest in myself and get one.
November 9th, 2008 at 5:24 pm |
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November 10th, 2008 at 5:22 pm |
Wow!! Those laptops are looking so stylish and unique!!
November 11th, 2008 at 7:21 pm |
I wonder if there’s any price difference since the materials are alot cheaper?
November 11th, 2008 at 11:05 pm |
I think this is so exciting. Bamboo is a wonderful option. I’m going to post a link to this site on Friday.
November 12th, 2008 at 7:05 am |
One way to make laptops more environmentally friendly would be to make them more reliable. Most electronic products seem to have such a short lifespan, the manufacturers only build them to last a couple of years. This works for them anyway because people are encouraged to upgrade to a new model anyway. Laptops are notoriously unreliable (even from respected manufacturers) and usually cost a fortune to fix, making it more viable just to buy a new one, so we end up with another one going to landfill and the environmental cost of building, transporting and selling a new laptop!
November 12th, 2008 at 9:36 am |
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November 16th, 2008 at 1:40 pm |
These laptops look trendy and stylish - I want one! Great site you have here.
November 17th, 2008 at 1:49 am |
Thats a cool creation that anyone must have. But I’m thinking if the bamboo can create more heat on the laptop and cause cause malfunction of hardware.
November 18th, 2008 at 4:01 am |
Using Bamboo on laptops is really astonishing for you can save the earth while having a stylish or fashionable laptop. It is really a trend on technology that you combine the purpose of concerning the environment while having a fashionable gadgets.
November 18th, 2008 at 6:49 am |
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November 19th, 2008 at 12:26 pm |
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November 19th, 2008 at 3:01 pm |
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November 22nd, 2008 at 6:20 am |
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November 25th, 2008 at 5:31 am |
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November 25th, 2008 at 7:21 am |
These eco friendly gadgets not only look superb but also help save environment to a great extent.
November 26th, 2008 at 10:52 am |
I wonder if heat is an issue with these laptops.
November 27th, 2008 at 4:04 pm |
I’ve never heard of bio-based plastic but I really like such a laptop! I vote for it!
November 28th, 2008 at 9:46 am |
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November 29th, 2008 at 11:01 pm |
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December 4th, 2008 at 12:02 pm |
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December 5th, 2008 at 8:51 am |
It is really good to know about laptops. Your blog is great with beneficial content that is helpful to everyone. Here I came to the point’s that I am not aware of.
December 9th, 2008 at 6:33 am |
Great news! Thanks for information. I love such laptops! It is really great idea to use natural materials for laptops production. In addition, such notebooks are really stylish and incredibly good looking. Super!!!
December 12th, 2008 at 6:05 am |
Amazing to know about bamboo laptops..Even it costs more it will be better to use this to prevent Environment rather than using plastic..Thanks for the info.
December 18th, 2008 at 6:24 am |
bamboo laptop!!!!!!!! wow that could be a very cool one.
December 18th, 2008 at 11:11 am |
Bamboo Laptop rocks. I love to grab for myself! Thanks for the information.
December 20th, 2008 at 7:53 am |
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January 2nd, 2009 at 4:03 am |
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January 13th, 2009 at 8:43 am |
Not only are they environmentally friendly, they look cool as well. The only thing that concerns me is the strength and durability of the bamboo cases.
January 21st, 2009 at 6:36 am |
LAPTOP MADE BY BAMBOO????!!!!!! WOW THIS IS SO ASTONISHED THING.
January 24th, 2009 at 10:41 am |
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February 3rd, 2009 at 8:20 am |
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February 12th, 2009 at 7:23 am |
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February 17th, 2009 at 5:00 am |
The bamboo laptops were so very best to use for avoiding pollution as possible. So though it costs more we can opt for this laptop as of my knowledge.
February 18th, 2009 at 8:22 am |
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February 22nd, 2009 at 10:18 am |
Personally, I have just accepted the toxins in my laptop as a price of doing business. And, speaking of price, discount codes or promotional codes from the manufacturer would go a long way in bringing the price into a more acceptable range. What really caught my attention though was that this laptop reminds me of a modern, wooden frame and body car that I recently saw in an auto magazine. Are we on the cusp of returning to bio-based construction materials instead of petroleum-based (plastic) construction materials? I certainly hope so. They are better for us, clearly more sustainable, and aesthetically more pleasing.
March 12th, 2009 at 7:24 am |
Bamboo is more biodegradable than plastic, and bamboo can be harvested in a sustainable way since it grows very fast like a weed.
March 12th, 2009 at 3:43 pm |
thats a nice laptop how much?
March 26th, 2009 at 2:47 am |
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March 27th, 2009 at 4:57 pm |
Just i am wondering to seen this wooden laptop!!!!!!!!
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April 30th, 2009 at 8:42 am |
Nowadays, we all need to think about going green. I think this green laptop is really cool. I love to have one! Thank you for sharing this post.
May 4th, 2009 at 5:14 pm |
Insightful. I like this. Will try to see if I can buy one…
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May 28th, 2009 at 7:58 am |
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