The Lenovo Idea Pad, Apple AirBook, Asus eeePc…like Alice in Wonderland, notebooks are shrinking, shrinking…
Call them Ultra Mobile Devices. But supposing someone tied this UMD excitement to the urgency of Green IT?
Meet the UNI-V100, a new fully recyclable notebook for under 199 Euro MSRP and shown for the first time ever at CeBIT.
A Linux based subnotebook with Strong ARM processor that comes with a suite of office tools, theUni-V100 comes from China. It’s wireless-enabled and has 2GB of flash memory, 256MB RAM. Built-in stereo and two USB interfaces.
Features aside, the Uni-V100’s biggest selling point is that is has been designed with Beginning of Life and End of Life in mind. More than just RoHS and WEEE complaint, this is one pc that won’t end up in a landfill. Easy to dissemble, fewer parts and only one plastic material that, the maker says, is non-toxic even if it’s set on fire.
With a price point below 200 euros, it’s more likely that sales will catch on fire.