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Asus Reveals Bamboo-Trimmed U6, Ditches All-Bamboo EcoBook Concept

Asus showed us its newest U6 fashion laptop, trimmed with bamboo to give it an eco-friendly nature vibe. It works—the thing is exceptionally elegant, and you'll pay for that: the thing will ring up at around $2000. But what happened to the all-bamboo Asus EcoBook? Apparently, it's tough to pull off heat management. So way, really? Building laptops entirely out of wood is not a good idea? Whatever, we're actually pretty satisfied with this compromise. Have a look:

10:54 AM on Mon Jun 2 2008
By Wilson Rothman
5,599 views, 30 comments

Latest by Groggy Banana: @OMG! Ponies!: @tamoko: Ah, I see. @HeartBurnKid: Renewable, yes, just as long as someone bothers to do it. The problem here is that the wood isn't used for the shell. It's just decorating material. It may be biodegradable, but the rest more »

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Asus' Updated EcoBook Bamboo Laptop Hands On (Gallery)

We reported on Asus' ultra green EcoBook bamboo laptop back in March, but now that we're seeing it in person, we can tell the design has changed. This latest edition of the bamboo beauty features even more wood accents than before with bamboo surrounding the touchpad, as well as the bamboo facade. The bamboo is also blonder now. Asus reps teased us that this, too, was just a prototype and that the design may well change again before its release in 2008. We didn't get any additional info on what the EcoBook would include under the hood except that it would be based on Intel's Core Duo 2 processor. Even so, we want one. [Asus]

1:15 PM on Mon Nov 12 2007
By hook
11,572 views, 17 comments

Latest by n/a: Your right, its just the S6 series with bamboo instead of leather! This is good, I was thinking of buying it but dissapointed they never updated to Santa Rosa, guess they'll do it for this, but I liked the leather more »

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Is the Asus EcoBook the Hippiest Laptop Ever?

When we took our first look at the Asus EcoBook back in March, we knew the laptop was going to be constructed out of bamboo but we didn't know much else. Now we know that it's probably going to be the greenest laptop available to date. Here's why: More »

9:20 AM on Tue Apr 17 2007
By Jason Chen
3,266 views, 12 comments

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First Look: Asus Ecobook Bamboo Laptop

Holy crapola! It is double bamboo Thursday! If that bamboo LCD didn't fit your fancy, maybe this laptop will. The Asus EcoBook is a laptop set for release in 2008. It supposedly communicates Asus' eco-friendly message by being covered in beautiful bamboo. Man, I bet those koala pandas are getting pumped today! –Travis Hudson More »

5:30 PM on Thu Mar 8 2007
By Travis Hudson
5,211 views, 11 comments