Fully Recyclable Cardboard PC Case by Lupo
by Michael Graham Richard, Gatineau, Canada on 10.21.05
This cardboard ATX PC case is made by Japanese company Lupo. All you need to do after you buy it is to remove a few perforated sections and fold it, and you've got a computer case! Probably not the best for overclockers and very hot-running computers (though we think that the people predicting it will catch on fire are probably exaggerating - none of the very hot components should directly touch the case), or even for most people, but still a cool concept. We wonder what else could be made out of cardboard (except for buildings and chairs)? ::Lupo (Japanese), via ::Gizmodo
The problem with cardboard (and plastic, for that matter) is that it doesn't shield against the electromagnetic radiation (EMR) that the computer's circuits produce. Nor does it protect the components from the stronger fields of other nearby components like flourescent lights, etc.
Personally, I like to keep my EMR/EMF as tightly bundled as possible. Most computer cases these days are steel or aluminum, anyway -- totally recyclable.
Chris,
Good point about the EMF/EMR.
I guess the thing is more of a cool concept than something that will sell like crazy. Embedded energy (and price) should be pretty low, though.
wow, blast from the past, this was news about 4 years ago. it obviously has a market if they are still advertising it
Cool, sustainable PCs! It's bad to have overclocked PCs, they run hot and contribute to global warming.
Chris
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It could be viewed as good to overclock a CPU such that there is a longer time in-between upgrades. Less upgrades = less waste, no?
And if you work for long hours next to it, you get free birth control thrown in for free!
Good one, Pete, though I have to point out that EMF/EMR is more like radio waves than like nuclear radiation, so no mutation/sterelization...
Why not use an aluminum case? Aluminum cases:
Or why buy a new case at all. I have sheet metal cases that are over 10 years old. a Dremel and a few screws later and they still work just fine. Why buy something that you will be forced to recycle when you can just keep what you already have.