Bamboo laptop? ASUS says so!

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#1 Post by **gator** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 12:04 am

I gotta post this:
http://www.trustedreviews.com/notebooks ... -Bamboo/p1

ASUS has a new bamboo enclosed notebook - called the ecobook. While I have my doubts about the strength and durability, you have to give a thumbs-up to ASUS in this case - the finish looks really gorgeous. Does anyone own a ASUS machine here? I have been reading good reviews about them of late ...

#2 Post by **KristianJ** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 12:38 am

Wow...that paper one looks quite bizarre!

My girlfriend has an Asus A3A that she got middle of last year...it's not a bad machine at all. Looks reasonably good as well, however the keyboard doesn't have the same crisp feel that my T40 has, and she's commented about that as well when she's typed on mine.

Website · #3 Post by **tfflivemb2** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 6:28 am

Trusted Reviews Article wrote:<snip>...Asus has decided to follow Kyocera's lead and clean up technology's act.

Wow, didn't know that Mike (Kyocera) was such a trend setter...

jk

#4 Post by **KristianJ** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 6:49 am

Way #21 that you know that you are a thinkpads.com forum addict: When you see brand names, you think of the member who's adopted that name rather than the brand itself

Turbo Audi · #5 Post by **Turbo Audi** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:24 pm

The eco-lefties are getting in on our notebooks!?

...very nice looking I must say!!

Purcy · #6 Post by **Purcy** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 7:23 am

I sort of had my eye on this model:

http://www.trustedreviews.com/notebooks ... ini-VX2/p1

Well really not, I love the matte black Stealth appearance of my Thinkpad. I think a bamboo laptop would look great sitting on a nice big executive desk somewhere, but would never see the joys of travel.

Turbo Audi · #7 Post by **Turbo Audi** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 8:37 am

Acer has Ferrari, Asus now has Lamborghini. When are we going to see a Tundra Toughbook? Soon, perhaps.

#8 Post by **gator** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 12:46 pm

Some pics of this laptop:
http://gizmodo.com/photogallery/asuswood

Looks very nice.

iannis · #9 Post by **iannis** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:06 pm

Good idea, i hope a lot more developers and engineers are going to be impressed and inspired by the "Cradle to Cradle concept", don't know if Asus is working inspired on their ideas, but whatever floats the boat, i guess.
I was absolutely stunned by the amazing ideas these men have brought us and Thinkpad too i believe .
So to everybody, greeny or no greeny, read their book it is a realistic approach to improve a product and the way of producing them enviromentally friendly. (and still make good profits doing so, maybe improving them)

http://www.mbdc.com/c2c_home.htm
http://www.mcdonough.com/cradle_to_cradle.htm

Tholek · #10 Post by **Tholek** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:20 pm

Turbo Audi wrote:Acer has Ferrari, Asus now has Lamborghini. When are we going to see a Tundra Toughbook? Soon, perhaps.

How about an Aston Martin or Lotus?

I want a laptop that can lay down an oil slick, fire missles and explode if someone tries to hack it.

snessiram · #11 Post by **snessiram** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:35 am

For some reason I keep misreading the topic title as "Bamboo laptop? ASUS says no!"

The laptops indeed look very very nice.
I don't know exactly, but wouldn't wood go bound "easily" after some time? The idea of heat and wood...

So a wooden thinkpad with leather cover and a wooden trackpoint?

Turbo Audi · #12 Post by **Turbo Audi** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:48 am

Tholek wrote:
Turbo Audi wrote:Acer has Ferrari, Asus now has Lamborghini. When are we going to see a Tundra Toughbook? Soon, perhaps.
How about an Aston Martin or Lotus?

I want a laptop that can lay down an oil slick, fire missles and explode if someone tries to hack it.

Sign me up for a Carbon Fiber Aston laptop. Maybe Lenovo will come out with an F1 ThinkPad since they sponsor it now.

But the wood is beautiful.

#13 Post by **BillMorrow** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 2:00 am

Tholek wrote:
Turbo Audi wrote:Acer has Ferrari, Asus now has Lamborghini. When are we going to see a Tundra Toughbook? Soon, perhaps.
How about an Aston Martin or Lotus?

I want a laptop that can lay down an oil slick, fire missles and explode if someone tries to hack it.

my aston martin lagonda has been known to lay down an oil slick, though entirely unintentionally..
and with the vintage lucas electrics, shooting off missles and exploding can't be far behind..

lets see..
a thinkpad with an oil finish and a lucas thinkmaybelight..

Bamboo laptop? ASUS says so!

Bamboo laptop? ASUS says so!

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