News - ASUS formally announces its Bamboo notebook series

[HEXUS]

They've been a long time coming, but ASUS' eco-friendly Bamboo Series notebooks are now in mass production.

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[xexus]

Thats a really good looking laptop but it would be even better looking and more practical if they were to round of the corners.

[Funkstar]

Great! I loke the idea of using bamboo for things like this. Looks great and is sustainable.

[AdamAnubis]

I would love one of them, but it all depends how much they cost I'm guessing a fair bit tbh. A great looking idea though.

[Powderhound]

Surely, the bamboo is a bit of a gimmick, since it'll probably just be a veneer on top of plastic.

And Adam... see you tomorrow. You have to guess who I am.

[Lanky123]

I'm slightly sceptical about the ecological credentials of the bamboo, if they've flown it half way around the world to use it it's probably worse than the plastic - could be another Toyota Prius.

Having said that, you can't argue about the style, it looks fantastic.

[AdamAnubis]

And Adam... see you tomorrow. You have to guess who I am.

If i didn't remember what you were on about, you would have sounded like a stalker Well, you do, but just not to me Do i even get a name to guess, or do i have to run around shouting 'Powderhound, where art thou'

[duodecim]

Surely this is style masquerading as environmental consciousness... It screams "Feel good about the bamboo, feel good about the bamboo!".

[Powderhound]

If i didn't remember what you were on about, you would have sounded like a stalker Well, you do, but just not to me Do i even get a name to guess, or do i have to run around shouting 'Powderhound, where art thou'

The latter.




This could be funny.

[AdamAnubis]

Bah, I'm not doing that You can find me and creep me out by knowing stuff about me. There's a pic of me on one of the threads so you can start there What year you in?

[Powderhound]

Same as you.

[Funkstar]

Surely this is style masquerading as environmental consciousness... It screams "Feel good about the bamboo, feel good about the bamboo!".

Perhaps, but bamboo is a sustainable resource and extremely fast growing - up to 4ft a day!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo

[Powderhound]

Perhaps, but bamboo is a sustainable resource and extremely fast growing - up to 4ft a day!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo

However, that only applies if it is harvested sustainably which we can't be sure of.

[Funkstar]

True, but the potential is there, more so than plastics thats for sure.

[xexus]

How about a desktop PC with a Bamboo front panel?
How about Bamboo drive bay covers that slide in and out from the top?
How about Bamboo facia panels on optical drives?