LOOP concept makes your PC (almost) immortal

Darius Chang | Jun 15, 2009

For those not IT-savvy wnough to build and upgrade their own PCs, what happens is that once the machine becomes impossibly obsolete, the owner will buy a new desktop and ditch the old one. Meanwhile before buying a new computer, the user is essentially stuck with the same old components unless he can get someone to upgrade the hardware for him.

Industrial designer Jocko Chan has a better idea. He created an PC design for Dell that uses no screws at all, making disassembly and upgrades a breeze. Part of his LOOP concept sees the consumer renting the internal hardware (for a fee) and engineers regularly upgrading the internal components for a fee and recycling those which are obsolete. By keeping the same chassis and just changing the essential parts, this cuts down on waste as well.

It's still a pipe dream at this time, but we must say that even if the LOOP doesn't take off, the PC design is droolworthy enough that we hope Dell will at least adopt this unique chassis in the future.

via Eco Gadgets

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MichelleAtDell

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MichelleAtDell says...
My name is Michelle and I work at Dell. We were all inspired by Jockoâs design, along with all the other ideas entered alongside his in last yearâs ReGeneration International Green Computing Technology Design Competition. To be clear, though, LOOP isnât a real Dell product and isnât on our roadmap. That said, our design teams continue working hard to ensure our computers are as environmentally-responsible as possible, from the materials used to construct them, to the energy it takes to power them, to the ease of recycling them. You can learn more about Dellâs green initiatives at www.dell.com/earth.

Jun 18, 2009 23:23