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Sustainable PC Design: Recompute Cardboard Desktop Computer

Sustainable PC Design: Recompute Cardboard Desktop Computer

Posted on February 7, 2009 by Derek Markham .

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One of the coolest entries that I’ve seen in the Greener Gadgets Design Competition is Recompute, a cardboard-housed PC. The Recompute design does away with many of the not-so-eco-friendly materials that go into computer manufacturing, such as ABS plastic, instead using corrugated cardboard for the housing.

A Green Desktop Computer: The HP rp5700

Posted on April 12, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

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Last summer, the HP rp5700 was welcomed with plenty of Green fanfare.  At the time it was the first desktop computer to achieve the Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Gold rating.  Since then a number of other desktops have stepped up to achieve this rating, however, the rp5700 still holds the [...]