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Asus’s Bamboo laptop gets official

Asus’s Bamboo–clad lappie has been on our gadget radar for well over a year. But now the Eee PC makers have confirmed an official June rel

There’ll be two models arriving in the summer – the 11in S6 and the 12in U6. Specs–wise, Asus is keeping tight–lipped, but last year there was plenty of speculation about what we could expect their eco–friendly laptop to pack.

Talk then was that we’d be seeing Vista inside with a components enclosure made of compress cardboard. The plan apparently is to make the inner plastic parts upgradeable so you don’t sling your wooden wonder on the tech pyre once you’re done.

In terms of price, we’re probably looking in the region of £900. You could get two and a half Eee PC 900s for that. Still what price environmental smugness.

While you’re saving up to go green, why not take a peek at our exclusive hands–on video review of the Eee PC 900?

Essentials

Asus S6 and U6

Price: £TBA

On sale: June

Contact: Asus

 

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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