The Topshopisation of Tech

The great Lenovo Notebook promotion

Gordon's Republic — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:52:39 GMT

On Monday I noticed a Tweet about a Lenovo (the old IBM PC business) promotion that was offering up to

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Belinda Parmar — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:23:04 GMT

you raise a good point andy. i didn't mention that i intend to recycle my old laptop. i do think we need to find better ways for people to re-cycle their technology rather than change the trend towards 'disposable' technology as its now part of our culture. the genie is out of the bottle.

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Gordon Macmillan — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:47:22 GMT

Going for Microsoft, i think i will be okay finger wise, big ish hands but slim ish fingers.

Andy, why is it irresponsible? The technology is done when it is done and i fully intend to recycle my unwanted tech as i have done with old phones.

www.computerdisposals.co.uk/recycle

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ANDY DE GROOSE — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:01:44 GMT

I'm amazed at this view that we can create a whole new category of disposable but highly polluting products. I bet you both (Gordon and Belinda) think of yourselves as vaguely 'green' or 'environmentally responsible' in other areas of your life. Recycle paper? Bottles? Maybe even cycle to work? Why bother? You are advocating a totally irresponsible attitude to the use of resources not to mention the energy / carbon used to manufacture these products and their effect when you ditch them. Its bad enough that we have a culture where a mobile phone is thought to have a one year lifespan without adding laptops.

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Belinda Parmar — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:09:14 GMT

Good to hear you are becoming part of the Asus tribe. you wont regret it. the only complaint that some men have is that there fingers are too fat for the keys. are you going for Linux or Microsoft version?

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Gordon Macmillan — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:55:51 GMT

Disposable tech has been creeping up on us. I three lap tops laying around only one of which is used, but the life span has been steadily falling for each. I'm going to buy myself a ASUS Eee PC 901. I've waited long enough.