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    Asus' EcoBook bamboo laptop

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by D3R3K, Nov 14, 2007.

  1. D3R3K

    D3R3K Notebook Geek

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    D3R3K, Nov 14, 2007
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    ummmm neat
     
    LucidBurner, Nov 14, 2007
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    Hmm I don't get it. If its eco freindly why the hell did they cut down a tree to make it. Kinda defeats the whole purpose. Gotta say though it's one beutifull laptop. I stand corrected I forgot how fast bamboo grows.
     
    Grim_Defeat, Nov 14, 2007
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  4. AuroraS

    AuroraS Notebook Virtuoso

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    The EcoBoook looks pretty awesome to me... I prefer a darker, more subtle look though. If the price was right, I'd definitely get one!
     
    AuroraS, Nov 14, 2007
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  5. Rahul

    Rahul Notebook Prophet

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    Wait, thats the Asus S6 with bamboo on it instead of leather! :eek:


    But I like leather more than bamboo.

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    Rahul, Nov 14, 2007
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    Computers can get hot. I wonder at what temperature bamboo combusts...
     
    Lithus, Nov 14, 2007
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    Ha ha, recall on the bamboo...

    I would say its still more "eco" though because Bamboo is "better" for the environment than all of the plastics and metals that we make and mine. It would be easier to create, and recycle, Though it does come at the cost of a bamboo tree.
     
    CalebSchmerge, Nov 14, 2007
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  8. Patrick Y.

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    Bamboo is considered grass not tree.
     
    Patrick Y., Nov 14, 2007
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    Actually, it is the screen (contains mercury) itself that causes the hazard when computers are disposed improperly. But of course, plastics are bad too in terms of production and improper disposal.
     
    David, Nov 14, 2007
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