Meet the perfect machine for ethically-minded bloggers, eco warriors and green citizens: Asus' lead and halogen-free U5. It's the first laptop free of the ropey chemicals and it also happens to be one of the most handsome. The spec's respectable, too, with the fastest Pentium M processor on the market, stacks of connectivity and ultra light dimensions (it only weighs 1.4kg and the screen's a 12.1 inch widescreen job). Of course, any laptop uses a lot of resources to make and the best thing you can do - for your wallet and the environment - is buy second-hand from eBay. If you must have a brand new ultraportable, though, this is a good bet, and it's available later this month for a price that's TBA. Asus UK
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I just want to encourage people to buy these sorts of products. I wrote up an article about how to reform the computer industry:
http://www.ciber-runa.net/guide/BetterUpgrade--ActivistGuide.html