Apple Unleashes Greenest MacBook Ever

Apple has done it again with it’s newly unleashed MacBook Pro.  It has been redesigned to be even more simple- a revolution in the way notebooks are made.  One of the best aspects of the update is its more environmentally friendly design.  It is made with aluminum so it’s highly recyclable and comes in smaller packaging.  In fact, the packaging is 37 percent smaller than the previous generation, which means less paper used for smaller boxes and fewer planes can be used to transport the same number of products.  

The new MacBook Pro is much more energy efficient.  It has been given the ENERGY STAR certification by the EPA and the U.S. Department of Energy.  To get an idea of how much electricity it uses, when turned on, the new MacBook Pro uses one third the power of a single lightbulb.

The new MacBook Pro also features a LED-backlit display. LED uses 30 percent less power than conventional LCD displays. The LED-backlit display is mercury-free, highly recyclable, and encased in arsenic-free glass.

The MacBook Pro is so green it has received the highest rating of EPEAT Gold, evaluated by the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool.  It was evaluated and received the gold status based on how recyclable it is, how much energy it uses, and how it’s designed and manufactured.

Apple engineers have designed the new MacBook Pro with LED technology and arsenic-free glass.  The notebook contains no brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in logic boards and PVC in cables and connectors.  (They’ve also removed these toxins from the rest of the new MacBook family, the Apple LED Cinema Display, every iPod, and iPhone 3G.)

The MacBook Pro is almost entirely recyclable, made from materials like aluminum and glass.  It also makes it possible for the raw materials used in MacBook Pro to be used again later in other types of products.  And Apple offers recycling services in nearly all countries where Apple products are sold.

The new MacBook Pro also features advanced NVIDIA graphics processors and a glass, multi-touch track pad; it’s even faster and easier to use.