Milan’s Salone Satellite show which opened last week showcased designs from all over the world using the “Go Green” theme for items such as furniture, lamps, aquariums, kitchen utensils to laptops.
What caught my attention was a laptop PC by Fujitsu with a case manufactured from wood rather than the more traditional plastic or metal.
The laptop prototype made use of cedar wood for the case and bio-plastics for the parts. Bio-plastics are plastics produced from renewable sources such as vegetable oil rather than petroleum used in traditional plastics. Currently, Fujitsu’s Biblo NX95 laptop has a 30 percent bio-plastic case.
Although manufacturing the laptop might not be suitable for commercial purposes at this time, in reality, pursuing the use of bio-plastics might be a better alternative for manufacturers whose main goal is to have sustainable growth using “greener technology” which would be good for both the environment and industry in the long run.
Could this be the environmentally friendly laptop PC of the future?
Well, IMHO, the use of bio-plastics might be ok but the use wood might not at all be that sound. Cutting of trees releases carbon dioxide and lessens the oxygen which trees naturally produce, which certainly is not the way to go green. This might even enhance climate change. What do you think?
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Fujitsu’s Green Laptop with Wooden Case
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