Bamboo?!

[stevo1210]

OK, so I've seen Dell products before.... really nice products made out of metal and plastic. I own Dell PCs made of plastic as well. But what the hell are they thinking now?! A PC made out of bamboo?! What's next? I have termites eating away my PC?!

Check it out?.

http://earth2tech.com/2008/04/22/pic...mboo-computer/
http://www.itwire.com/content/view/17829/1103/

I think that them green people have taken this way tooooo far. First it was bloody pain in the ass ROHS and now this.
I don't mind people taking care of global warming and the environment, driving Prius cars etc. But now the PC as well?!. I think next we'll be forced to live in cardboard houses.
By the way, I've seen ATX cases made out of cardboard in Japan which is a concern....

[kikkoman]

Re: Bamboo?!

whaddayawant? looks awesome!
seriously, this is the best-looking desktop i've ever seen. (and probably better than ANY computer case)

oh yeah, that cardboard case that required, hah, folding at home...
THAT was ugly.

[zandrax]

Re: Bamboo?!

I like it: anyway, it seems so small I doubt you'll fill with an extreme SLI configuration It's more something like Via Epias: emebedded pcs with low power, low consumption electronic parts. It would be a nice appliance, though, if Dell keeps its price quite low.

Zandrax

[willawake]

Re: Bamboo?!

i wanna computer that looks like venetian water taxi please supply http://www.venetianwoodenboat.com/Limo_taxi_Gallery.htm

[zandrax]

Re: Bamboo?!

i wanna computer that looks like venetian water taxi please supply http://www.venetianwoodenboat.com/Limo_taxi_Gallery.htm

Hmmm not a great idea: it may sink
A water computer is better, don't you think? It's the only computer capable of making coffee



Zandrax

[willawake]

Re: Bamboo?!

yeah!

[kc8adu]

Re: Bamboo?!

i was involved in the building of the lexan cased computers a few years back for the dayton computerfest lan party.
they were featured on toms hardware.
stil have several nib cases that i will build for the hell of it someday.cant really use them here.
they make too much rfi.
and i would bsod them when i run 1.5 kw on 2m ssb.

[stevo1210]

Re: Bamboo?!

I'd have to say that the Dell babmboo PC looks quite nice. But what about the constant heat coming out of that? wouldn't that like make the bamboo crack due to heat etc. over long periods of time.

[zandrax]

Re: Bamboo?!

I'd have to say that the Dell babmboo PC looks quite nice. But what about the constant heat coming out of that? wouldn't that like make the bamboo crack due to heat etc. over long periods of time.

Don't worry, this is a case for low power computers: the whole pc draws about a third of your Pentium D , so heat isn't a real threat for the wood but dust may be an enemy for electronics (it kills ventilation).

Zandrax