ASUS' 12-inch bamboo laptop gets a price

ASUS may have been beaten to the punch by a few other companies and their bamboo-ensconced offerings, but it looks like it's now getting its first bamboo laptop out the door at long last, and it's taken the opportunity to finally get official with a price. Apparently, the first few 12-inch models will go on sale at Taiwan's IT Month exhibition on Saturday, where they'll run NT$59,900, or just over $1,800. Unfortunately, it's not clear exactly which configuration that'll get you, but, judging from the last word out of ASUS, even the base config seems to be pretty capable.

[BratPAQ @ Nov 27th 2008 11:41PM]

now if theres a short circuit or some electrical spark with your laptop...

[)ROFL( @ Nov 27th 2008 11:42PM]

Laptop go boom!

[BigD145 @ Nov 27th 2008 11:59PM]

Tell that to Apple.

[SITEiNK @ Nov 28th 2008 12:31AM]

so do we need to put thompson's water seal on it to keep it from cracking and fading?

[Flashpoint @ Nov 28th 2008 12:48AM]

This is nothing.
On gilligan's Island, the dr. built a LAN server out of some coconuts.

[roach @ Nov 28th 2008 1:54AM]

Wouldn't the wood save you from electric shock, while a laptop made of solid aluminum with an unstable battery would be deadly.

[nekomimininja @ Nov 28th 2008 8:14AM]

@roach:
Electricity doesn't work like that.
An aluminium frame laptop with a ground fault in the AC adaptor though, then we're talking.

[OneLove @ Nov 28th 2008 11:38AM]

Give her some wood for Christmas!

[Zephyr @ Nov 27th 2008 11:43PM]

While trying to promote "green" products, the least they could've done would be, well, make the laptop cheaper than the competition (depending on the specs of course)

[eggothewaffle @ Nov 28th 2008 12:00AM]

While trying to promote "green" products, the least they could've done would be, well, make the laptop green.

[steven @ Nov 28th 2008 1:14AM]

All "green" products are expensive. People are jumping on the green bandwagon, and companies are taking advantage of them by overpricing their products.

[konshuss @ Nov 27th 2008 11:43PM]

this is being marketed directly to 70s porn directors.

[Mike @ Nov 28th 2008 12:03AM]

eff your icon, btw.

[Chris @ Nov 27th 2008 11:50PM]

Dudes, this got priced in Australia weeks ago - $3,499 RRP. And yes, that's a lot, but the exchange rate is crappy.

[Chizzed @ Nov 27th 2008 11:50PM]

The should do some co-branding with Kung Fu Panda...

[)ROFL( @ Nov 27th 2008 11:57PM]

Lord The doesn't need your advice.

[ED @ Nov 27th 2008 11:58PM]

I expected to see this comment, and I'm glad I wasn't disappointed! (Not that I've actually seen that movie.)

[Chizzed @ Nov 28th 2008 12:01AM]

I meant they :(

And I've not seen the movie either. But I thought it was apropos

[LordFarkward @ Nov 28th 2008 12:02AM]

Or Sexual Harassment Panda

[decapitor @ Nov 28th 2008 12:01AM]

ugmo

[RodTheBod @ Nov 28th 2008 12:12AM]

umm.....I got a Sam's club flyer 2 weeks ago listing it at $1,978 Canadian.

[bill cant fart @ Nov 28th 2008 12:10AM]

PASS!

I don't need any pandas eating my computer, thank you very much.

[Chizzed @ Nov 28th 2008 12:15AM]

But they're so cute and cuddly =\

[anebg @ Nov 28th 2008 1:29AM]

..until they bite your head off

[MarbleMind @ Nov 28th 2008 4:00AM]

...or sneeze so loud that you suffer a cardiac arrest.

[smitchie @ Nov 28th 2008 12:35AM]

why?

[Chris @ Nov 28th 2008 12:54AM]

Thats awesome, I never noticed the track pad was bamboo to.

[BobFromVegas @ Nov 28th 2008 1:03AM]

Awesome, but can it play Crysis?

[bill cant fart @ Nov 28th 2008 1:09AM]

Can your mom play crisis?

[Chin-Poh @ Nov 28th 2008 1:33AM]

Yes it can actually, on low settings. : )

[Kris @ Nov 28th 2008 3:17AM]

Yes she can. On low difficulty

[ybd @ Nov 28th 2008 1:42AM]

This laptop is recyclable if you own a pet Koala

[Thi mam(kris120890) @ Nov 28th 2008 2:42AM]

I doubt koalas would eat bamboo. More eucalyptus.

[madgic987 @ Nov 28th 2008 4:03AM]

epic fail...

Hilarious though. Koalas eating bamboo...

[Taylor @ Nov 28th 2008 5:14AM]

Really...learn your biological geography.

Koalas = Australia = eucalyptus-only diet.
Pandas = China = mostly bamboo diet.

[ybd @ Nov 28th 2008 10:45AM]

Why the hell did I type Koala? I was THINKING "panda" while typing, I'm sure that counts

[Patriks7 @ Nov 28th 2008 3:59AM]

I'll show you a 12" bamboo! *unzips pants*

[Richard Daystrom @ Nov 28th 2008 11:40AM]

Kadzooks man, are you that bitter about your candidates loss?
Oh yeah, the laptop is fugly.

[jhdezjr @ Nov 28th 2008 8:01PM]

watch out for termites:P

[bermandt @ Dec 1st 2008 7:51AM]

it's just a green design..there is a video U6V Bamboo, check this link http://www.mr-gizmo.com/2008/12/01/asus-u6v-b1-bamboo-the-eco-friendly-laptop-video/