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apple could take some lessons from him: green, user-replaceable everything, and function before form. it's the anti-macbook air. i'm down for one.]]>Jun 9th 2008 5:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/Jun 9th 2008 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/
Besides I think it looks like an older iMac which is not too bad for an initial design. I am more than impressed with a student producing a first phase prototype of this high of a caliber. Can't wait to see where it goes next.]]>Jun 10th 2008 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/Jun 10th 2008 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/Jun 9th 2008 5:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/
So it's a laptop in a pig-ugly case?

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Reguardless of its appearance, this would be great in schools.]]>Jun 9th 2008 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/Jun 9th 2008 6:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/Jun 9th 2008 5:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/Jun 9th 2008 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/Jun 9th 2008 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/Jun 9th 2008 11:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/Jun 9th 2008 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/Jun 9th 2008 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/Jun 9th 2008 5:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/Jun 9th 2008 5:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/
Do whatever you can to increase your footprint!

Man-made Global Warming is a hoax to tax citizens and take freedoms away!]]>Jun 9th 2008 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/Jun 9th 2008 5:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/Jun 9th 2008 6:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/Jun 9th 2008 5:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/Jun 9th 2008 6:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/Jun 10th 2008 9:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/Windows is neither of those. 5 year life, bad watt/result ratio...]]>Jun 9th 2008 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/Jun 9th 2008 6:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/
also, insert comment about a "big boy" here.

-jp

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It took me 3 hours and 2 lotion bottles to realize theres a computer in that pic]]>Jun 9th 2008 9:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/
The pace of hardware upgrades and power requirements also out strip this. Granted we could make some parts changeable, but with current PCs CPU, ram, & chipset all update together there's not much "upgrade" out there anymore (remember part 1 about people not opening the case anyway) The most "eco-friendly" PC is probably something like the Mac-Mini. No extra frills, tiny space and mostly metal so it can be recycled. If it wasn't for the need for graphics updates more often than CPUs most PCS are at the point modular upgrades aren't really necessary, all the other stuff can be Firewire or USB. Making things modular requires more "empty" space and plastic/metal to enclose the pieces to make them meet FCC requirements and to make them fit a standard size hole.

We'd be better off to stop making "cheap" hardware and make stuff that can last a while. Then start making software to fit the task so we don't need new hardware all the time!]]>Jun 9th 2008 10:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/
http://www.allaboutapple.com/museo/pictures/donazioni/mac_plus.jpg]]>Jun 9th 2008 11:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/

Oh, and why are people scared of a screwdriver - righty tighty, lefty loosy. Is it really that hard to use? I find all these "tool-less" designs are usually pretty weak, and a couple of philips screws aren't that big a deal...]]>Jun 10th 2008 3:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/Jun 10th 2008 8:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/
a) she's standing, and
b) that has to be one of the most disgusting and creepy comments here.

At least you're living up to your name.]]>Jun 10th 2008 9:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/Jun 10th 2008 9:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/Jun 10th 2008 11:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/
I think the Asus Eee is a great project but don't see the connection you are making to a sustainable modular pc.]]>Jun 10th 2008 2:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/design-student-concocts-eco-friendly-modular-pc/
@ mattkenny: I think the idea here is to design for the end user's experience- the consumer. Maybe nerds like you and me realize the fully modular potential of our PCs with tools, but most consumers don't. If you want to convince someone for whom a PC is just another appliance to upgrade it, you're going to need to create an interface that enables this type of participation.]]>Jun 10th 2008 3:20PM