appleinsider.com - 11/25/2008
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Not one for modesty, Apple on Monday night launched a new campaign and TV spot touting its new aluminum MacBook lineup as the most environmentally friendly portables ever.
apple.com - 11/25/2008
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When we redesigned the new Macbook, our designers
and engineers set a goal of making not only...
the greenest notebook Apple ever produced, but the greenest family of notebooks. So every new Macbook has been built using materials that are highly ...
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Apple's "Green" MacBook Commercial
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... which together cut down on the number of parts and are easy to recycle versus the plastic and other materials used by rivals." Video after the break.
It also touts the elimination of brominated flame retardants and PVC from the insides of all three models, better power management that includes the LED-backlit displays, and the smaller packaging that lets Apple ship and store more units in a single space than earlier models as well as competitors.
[via AppleInsider]
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