Acer Aspire 3811TZ and 3811TZG get Greenpeace stamp of approval

So Acer's new Aspire 3811TZ and Aspire 3811TZG may not be puke-green like Sony's VAIO W Eco, but that doesn't mean they aren't some of the greenest -- as in eco-friendly -- laptops out there. Part of the company's thin-and-light Timeline series, the two 13.3-inch laptops have been named by Greenpeace as being completely free of those bad-for-the-environment materials, including PVC (polyvinyl chloride) and BFR (brominated flame retardants). Powered by Intel ULV Core 2 Duo CPUs, they are more power-efficient than most and last longer on a charge. There doesn't seem to be an official statement from Acer on availability and price on these models, but we assume like the rest of the Timeline bunch there will be models both north and south of a grand.

[Banksta3 Posted Jan 18th 2010 5:35PM]

If you buy this Laptop, is it like buying a carbon footprint?

[Banksta3 Posted Jan 18th 2010 5:35PM]

@Banksta3 Make that a Carbon Offset.

[3rdman Posted Jan 18th 2010 5:38PM]

@Banksta3

It's more like buying a laptop, if you ask me.

[werty1432k Posted Jan 18th 2010 5:54PM]

@fatslug No, it's called a carbon offset or carbon offsetting.

[New Reformation Posted Jan 18th 2010 6:59PM]

@fatslug

agreed. There is NO net-jobs-gained because the green-industry. Overall it waists a good bit of money and has a almost non-existent impact on the environment.


On another note, that is a decent looking laptop.

[Wowzers Posted Jan 18th 2010 11:29PM]

@Banksta3

It's like buying a laptop and supporting a terrorist organization.

[Treefingers Posted Jan 19th 2010 3:36AM]

@Banksta3 The greenest option, as always, is not buying one.

[werty1432k Posted Jan 18th 2010 5:48PM]

@fatslug Any company that wants to get behind doing good for the environment is a win

[Julohan Posted Jan 18th 2010 6:01PM]

I bet the manufacturer is also green in China when producing these green laptops.

[meepmeep Posted Jan 18th 2010 6:22PM]

YAY! My laptop is approved by ecoterrorists!

[insky Posted Jan 18th 2010 6:32PM]

It looks like somebody got a little happy with the tags.

[New Reformation Posted Jan 18th 2010 7:00PM]

@insky

The tags are almost longer than the article!

[Mr Pips Posted Jan 18th 2010 6:43PM]

I'd rather have a laptop approved by Maximum PC than by Greenpeace.

[jordanbiffle Posted Jan 18th 2010 6:48PM]

Apple may have the largest line of green products, but they don't have Greenpeace's approval. Suck on that Apple.

[Badison Posted Jan 18th 2010 10:06PM]

@fatslug

ha ha, sigh...

[max1001 Posted Jan 18th 2010 11:38PM]

@jordanbiffle
Apple as a company isn't that green.

[Aguiluz Posted Jan 18th 2010 6:52PM]

Lol, Greenpeace.

[dcoke Posted Jan 18th 2010 7:09PM]

@werty1432k I think this whole "green" bullshit is over rated. Something tells me that the earth is more than strong enough to take our abuse. Plus we have progressively become cleaner as a whole.It's just a way for simpletons to falsely feel good, global warming is a crock of shit people, it's called natural cycles that the earth goes through; god why are people so fucking gullible?

[michaspi Posted Jan 18th 2010 7:57PM]

>Greenpeace

Haha, oh wow.

[Badison Posted Jan 18th 2010 10:05PM]

@dcoke

Wow, thanks for all the scientific evidence dude lol

[riskable Posted Jan 19th 2010 9:59AM]

You guys are all so cynical. Forget the messenger (Greenpeace) for a minute... Having a laptop free of PVCs and BFRs is good FOR YOU--not just "the environment" (which means different things to different people apparently!). PVCs off-gas formaldehyde (a dangerous carcinogen--not like saccharin =) and exposure BFRs has the effect of emulating estrogen (yes, that means exactly what you think it does). In fact, BFRs are the most likely contributing factor to blame for the current trend of girls entering puberty a year earlier than normal in first-world nations (along with other developmental disorders/problems).

Not only that but this article on Engadget missed a pretty important detail: The laptop is both 100% recyclable and biodegradable. That's both A) impressive and B) important (whether you care or not). Why is it important? Because all of our electronics will get discarded eventually and when that happens we don't want them to end up poisoning our water/oceans (or if you're vulnerable to such statements, "our children!!" =).

Also, a lot of the elements/materials inside of our electronics are getting more and more scarce as time goes on. The more recycling of these things that goes on the cheaper our electronics will be in the future.

-Riskable
http://riskable.com
"I have a license to kill -9"

[cosmicinglewood Posted Jan 21st 2010 5:43AM]

To make e-waste more green~ good following of Apple's example Acer. More metal and glass : less plastic please!