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Offline gunug

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Stanford prototype of easy to disassemble and recycle laptop
« on: February 21, 2011, 12:07:40 PM »
Laptops are challenging to work on for the most part.  I can remember some as easier and some almost diabolically difficult to work on.  A team of engineers from Stanford University & Aalto University in Finland have been prototyping a laptop that is extremely easy to work on and recycle:

http://www.smartplanet.com/technology/vide...laptops/496473/

 Thinking.gif If we insist on it they'll have to build it that way!
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Stanford prototype of easy to disassemble and recycle laptop
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2011, 01:22:39 PM »
Great idea. smile.gif

More...

http://www.stanforddaily.com/2010/11/08/1044018/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQX_NGb5vXs

Interesting - the second laptop in the smartplanet vid appears to be a Mac, and the Bloom prototype certainly looks a lot like a Mac!
« Last Edit: February 21, 2011, 01:28:54 PM by Paddy »
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Stanford prototype of easy to disassemble and recycle laptop
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2011, 01:21:40 AM »
But, but, if you make it too easy to repair then Apple would lose lots of $ on upgraders ... rolleyes.gif


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