If you are worried about polluting the environment with your laptop then you might be pleased to know that energy conscious computer firm Acer has just launched two new laptops which are possibly the Greenest laptops available on the market today.
The two laptop models, which have been praised by Greenpeace and acknowledged for their environmentally friendly materials are both part of Acer’s Timeline series of laptops. They are the Acer Aspire 3811TZ and the Acer Aspire 3811TZG.
Apparently both of these laptops are practically free of the toxic substances polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and brominated flame retardants (BFR) apart from their power cables. These two substances are often used in the production of laptops as well as other products.
As PC World reported, “PVC is a cheap, durable plastic used widely in electronics casings and cables that has been targeted by environmental groups for not being biodegradable as well as for leakage, including gases given off from some products.”
They also reported that “BFRs are used in plastics and textiles to prevent them from catching fire, but in recent years some studies have found the chemicals accumulate in the environment and can be absorbed by some animals and passed on to their young. BFRs are used heavily in the electronics industry for fire prevention.”
The Timeline laptops produced by Acer are slimmer and lighter than most laptops and run on Intel’s ULV (ultra low voltage) Core 2 Duo processors which also give a longer battery life.
Acer maintains that their laptops reduce energy consumption and they help to protect the environment by reducing the number of poisons released into the environment.
“The chemical characteristics of PVC and BFRs may generate toxic substances like dioxins and furans at products’ end-of-life, therefore, the reduction of PVC and BFRs in Acer products will help protect our environment from being poisoned by electronics goods,” Acer said.
Acer originally said back in 2005 that they were intending to make all their products free of PVC and BFRs as well as phthalates by 2009 and that they were going to work with their suppliers and partners to reach this target.
Taiwan based Acer is the second largest computer manufacturer in the world, the largest being Hewlett Packard and they sell laptop and desktop computers as well as other technology equipment for business and the home.
