GreenTech: Macbook Air is not just smaller, it's also greener

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GreenTech: Macbook Air is not just smaller, it's also greener

by Brad Linder (Subscribe to Brad Linder's posts)
Jan 15th 2008 @ 4:01PM

Filed under: GreenTech

The newest addition to Apple's Macbook line of laptop computers is not just one the thinnest PC Apple has ever release, it also might be the greenest. The Macbook Air is just 0.16 to 0.76 inches thick, weighs just three pounds, and yet still sports a Core 2 Duo processor, a choice of a 80GB hard drive or 64GB solid state disk, and a whole bunch of other goodies.

But as Earth2Tech points out, the Macbook Air could also be one of the most environmentally friendly computers Apple has released. The casing is 100% recyclable. It features Apple's first mercury-free, arsenic-free display. The circuit boards are PVC and BFR free. The box will also include about half the packaging of the current Macbook line.

It would be nice to see Apple change its manufacturing process for its older computers to match these advances. But baby steps are still steps.

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1-15-2008 @ 8:43PM

Andrew said...

I'd love to get my hands on one of these, but I really can't afford one right now. Also, it's an 80 GB HDD not a 100 GB HDD.

1-16-2008 @ 8:30AM

Wind Energy said...

Thanks for the article and link. Of the several articles I've seen about this new Apple computer, yours is the first to mention the "green" aspects. Cool! And bravo to Apple and Steve Jobs for thinking along these lines.
WE

1-16-2008 @ 8:31AM

Kamal said...

Not to rain on anyone's parade but since there are essentially nothing built in, the greeniness of the peripherals needs to be looked as well, like the external optical drive, the USB network adapter, etc.

It is definitely a good start and a step in the right direction.

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