未来的环保电脑产品看似遥不可及。但其实目前市面上已有不少具有环保概念的电脑产品，即将或已正式发售。注重环保的电脑用户，亦应尽量选用具有环保功能的电脑产品，方可替环保生态出一分力。

创意环保物料
ASUS EcoBook
一般笔记簿型电脑皆采用合金、碳纤维或ABS(Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)强化塑胶物料制造，虽然符合市场的环保认证，不过却为能够最环保。ASUS早前边在香港电脑展上，展示了一款基于S6系列制作的"Prototype"概念机EcoBook。

此机选用天然环保的“竹”物料作为外壳及手枕，即可自然分解，其间又不会释出污染物，而且更具有出色的隔热能力，绝对是未来环保笔电设计的雏形。



植物素材外壳
Fujitsu FMV-BIBLO NR/NX
2002年，富士通已率先推出首部采用栗米原料，提炼多乳酸(Poly-Lactic Acid)制造外科的环保系列机种FMV-BIBLO NE；比传统的树枝塑胶笔电组件，制造外壳时能减低能源消耗及二氧化碳排放量，从而减少对环境资源的损耗。

Fujitsu亦于新款笔电如：RMV-BIBLO NX/NB系列上，采用植物性塑料材料制造包括：外科、底部、插槽保护克等6项组件，继续扩大环保素材物料的使用范围。



金牌长气笔电
Toshiba Protege R500
虽然未来的环保电脑战士遥不可及，但其实显示市面上部分笔电一句狈环保特性，Toshiba Protege R500便堪称“绿色笔电”。

此机已获得最严格的"EPEAT"的“金牌”认证，是目前全球仅有8款获得此金牌认证的笔电之一；加上它已通过最新的"ENERGY STAR 4.0"认证计划，并配备新一代的"White-LED"技术省电屏幕，令它可连续使用超过10小时。


部分摘录于 光华日报副刊|科技 2008年3月10日

*请同时参考 http://wingcom.multiply.com/journal/item/928（环保标签深入解构）

愈来愈多电脑生产上注重环境保护及能源效益，各大厂商透过获取环保认证，以证明自家生产的产品符合环保规格。惟贴在电脑产品上的环保认证式样繁多，不少消费者均难以一一辨认清楚。故此，遂搜罗了全球最被广泛采用的8款环保认证，替大家注意介绍其内涵意义。

RoHS
RoHS(2002/95/EC) (Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive)限制电器及电子设备使用有害物质。它是欧盟在2006年7月1日正式实施的环保指令，严格限制产品材料及生产过程不含6款指定有毒物质。
网址：http://www.rohs.gov.uk/

ENERGY STAR 4.0
ENERGY STAR（能源之星）是美国环境保护署(EPA)及美国能院部(DOE),在1992年针对电脑发展而推动的自愿性环保计划，目标是建立节约能源的认证，并协助用户分辨市场上比较省电的电子产品。
网址：http://www.energystar.gov/

TCO'06
TCO一词源自瑞典语，简单来说是TCO Development(瑞典劳工联盟)制定的安全及环保标准认证，亦是显示器类产品中，获得广泛认同的环保认证。所有显示器必须在生态，能源、辐射及人体工学等4个项目，符合TCO Development所制定的标准，才能通过此项严格的TCO认证。
网址：http://www.tcodevelopment.com/

EPEAT
EPEAT(The Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool)是由美国环保署（EPA）推行的电子产品环保评测标准。EPEAT认证内含23项强制标准及28项选择性标准，所有注册产品必须符合最少8个环境影响领域的最体要求，包括；节能特性、温室气体排放量及生产商企业责任等，方可获得金、英、铜牌3个不同级别的认证，是世界上其中一项最严格，而且认受性极高的环保认证。
网址：http://www.epeat.net/

PC Green Label
在日本全国性推行的PC Green Label环保认证，是由日本电子情报技术产业协会(JEI-TA)制定。此认证要求电脑产品在设计及生产过程中，均需具备环保意识，包括：能源效率、安全操作、规限电磁及辐射干扰，以及有害化学品等。此外，产品亦必须推动"Reduce"、"Reuse"及"Recycle"的3R环保理念。
网址：http://www.pc3r.jp/

Blue Angel
Blue Angel（蓝天使）是由德国政府于1977年推出的环保标签，是世界上最历史悠久的认证之一，由生产商以自愿形式参加。Blue Angel认证考虑到产品设备及耗材是否含有有毒物质、最低耗电量、运作噪音、臭气排放、循环再生的可能性等。
网址：http://www.blauer-engel.de/

WEEE
WEEE(2002/96/EC)(Waste management of Electrical and Electronic Equipment)废弃电器及电子设备指令，是欧盟所采用的废弃电子产品标签。
WEEE指令要求认证之产品回收再造比率可达65%，借此提高废料循环再用的机会，减低弃置产品因内含重金属及阻燃剂，对环境造成的影响。
网址：http://ec.uropa.eu/environment/waste/weee.index.htm

80PLUS
80PLUS是由美国Ecos Consulting机构提出的环保节能方案，鼓励厂商针对桌面电脑及伺服器电源供应，减少不必要的电源消耗。此认证指产品必须在3种不同负载模式下，达到超过80%能源转换效益，同时实际电量(TPF)大于"0.9"。现时不少欧洲国家已开始奖励符合80PLUS规格产品的厂商。
网址：http://www.80plus.org


文摘：光华日报《副刊/科技》 2008年3月10日（星期一）

An Eco Laptop

The annual sale of laptops is expected to reach 150 million in 2009, and with the average consumer keeping their laptop for only three years, researchers are looking into laptop technology that's a little friendlier toward the environment. Popular Science has recently reported on the most ingenious ideas for the future of the green laptop.

Today's laptops might one day be compared to the diesel trucks of the ‘50s, at least in the sense that both could be greatly improved in the area of environmental health. While they don't spit out tons of carbon dioxide, laptops do have their share of problems. They guzzle power, contain toxic components, pose recycling problems, and are adding to our landfills.

However, the future might not be so grim, as long as a number of researchers are taking steps toward improving the laptop. For example, currently an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) hogs half a laptop's power due to its fluorescent backlight, and LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) do only a little better. In the future, though, displays may be made of OLEDs (Organic Light Emitting Diodes), which use electroluminescent films and are already cutting power in the small displays of many cell phones.

Overall, laptops require a large amount of power to run, which they currently receive from the grid. But companies are already coming out with portable solar chargers, and one company, MSI Computer, has designed a laptop with solar cells integrated into its case.

But there's also the problem of what to do with obsolete computers. Currently, the EPA estimates that 19,000 tons of laptops are thrown away every year in the US alone. Some companies are trying to make it easier and cheaper for people to upgrade the laptops they already have, rather than throwing them away and buying new ones. A company called Asus has recently released a laptop that enables people to change the processor, graphics card and other parts just by removing one panel, instead of spending hours disassembling the computer.

But when laptops are trashed, some of the components are toxic and can leak poisons in the ground. To address this issue, some countries have begun setting limits on the toxic components, such as replacing lead solder with silver or copper.

Researchers are also investigating ways to make it easier to recycle computers. Currently, recycling is very time-consuming because salvagers have to search for parts in laptops that may or may not be there. Some manufactures may be adding RFID tags to laptops that contain all the information on what kinds of parts are inside.

Other components of laptops can also be improved by environmental standards. For example, by replacing hard drives with flash memory, energy consumption could be cut by 10 percent and data storage still be increased. Also, the petroleum-filled plastic cases require a good deal of oil and energy to produce, but a few companies are investigating making cases out of bioplastics, such as corn polymers, to save energy.

Finally, a new Texas Instruments manufacturing plant will decrease the vast amount of energy required to fabricate laptops-which is currently nearly the same amount of energy that it will use for the rest of its life. The new plant will consume 20% less electricity among other savings, with one of its innovations being using the excess heat from air conditioners to warm water for free.

From the article in Popular Science, it appears that the technology to make more environmentally friendly laptops is very plausible, or even already exists. Hopefully, more companies will invest some time and money into making changes like these, regardless of any immediate impact on profit. I would guess that the first company to develop a well-rounded eco laptop at a reasonable price would have a large market of consumers at their doorstep.


Source From : http://inventorspot.com/articles/eco_laptop_6796