My Garden is Green and so is my Asus bamboo laptop
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In 1976, the first Apple was built in a simple wooden box. How fitting then, that 21 years later an OEM manufacturer for Apple is building a laptop in a bamboo casing.
Dubbed the Asus Eco Book, it is encased in laminated bamboo strips available in an assortment of shades. Bamboo is touted as eco-friendly because it is an abundant, flexible, fast-growing grass. It is less likely to harm the earth to process it than compared to trees, although glues might contain toxins. The laptop is still in the prototype stage and will face testing on how it faces heat and drops. Asustek had an earlier experiment using leather. They had a laptop that hit the market with a line that catered to high-end users with calf leather-bound notebooks and faux alligator-skin models. Asustek found success with the line and decided to experiment with other materials.
Asus makes some pretty sleek laptops I must say. The U1F is a laptop I wouldn’t mind owning myself. There’s still time to send me one before x-mas. 
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Debo Hobo said:
That is Sweet!!!
December 14th, 2007 at 10:40 am -
tinymeme said:
I saw an article for this yesterday but no images. These are slick. They kind of remind me of the old station wagons with wood sideboards… I was never crazy about those.
December 14th, 2007 at 2:37 pm -
Dax Desai said:
@tinymeme – Yeah you’re talking about the “woodies” as they called them. I’m not sure I’d be fond of owning a car that required varnishing to keep it looking good.
Asus is a top OEM manufacturer of laptops, and quite creative. I would certainly not mind getting an Asus laptop if I’m able to load OSX on it.
December 14th, 2007 at 2:54 pm -
Breezie said:
Well that certainly is a different looking laptop.
December 17th, 2007 at 7:12 pm
