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November 27, 2008

Asus Bamboo U6 laptop officially launches

World's most eco-friendly laptop

Dan Nystedt

Asus plans to debut its nature-friendly bamboo-cased laptop on Saturday at Taiwan's IT Month exhibition.

The laptop, first announced last year, is part of Asus's efforts to use renewable materials in products. The shell of the laptop is made of real bamboo, which grows fast and is used widely throughout Asia in furniture, as well as construction scaffolding, food for pandas, and in artworks.

The company today displayed the first bamboo laptop that's ready for the market. The device is part of Asus's U6V series of notebook PCs and sports a 12.1-inch screen, Intel Core 2 Duo microprocessor, and Microsoft's Windows Vista OS.

Asus bamboo laptop

Asus plans to sell them at the Taipei IT show for NT$59,900 (£1,100) each.

The company will launch the bamboo laptops in the Europe and the US at a later date, but has not decided exactly when, an Asus representative said.

IT Month in Taiwan is a time for companies to display products and normally ends up with bargains on IT gear for consumers. The exhibition is hosted in four major cities on the island, including at the Taipei World Trade Center exhibition halls from November 29 to December 7.

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