The world of green consumerism is filled with funny names and odd brands.


This is fine when you’re buying a jar of peanut butter, but can be daunting when you’re looking to buy pricey electronics.  No one wants to invest in a green gadget when they’ve never heard of the company.Luckily, you don’t have to sacrifice your brand loyalty to become one with Mother Nature. We’ve compiled a list of laptops here that are environmentally friendly and have the established brand name behind them.


It’s like jumping on a green bandwagon with training wheels!

1. HP Compaq 2710p Not only has it won an epeat gold medal, but it’s a tablet as well. Making it environmentally friendly and really fun to use. The $2,246.00 price tag isn’t as friendly to your wallet. Never the less, if you’re in the market for a good PC that has a camera and long lasting battery life, this one is worth checking out. It even comes with an outdoor display panel to make it easier to see the screen in sunlight, just in case you’re really feeling the hippy vibe and are computing outside.


2. Dell D360 latitude laptop This too got a gold star from epeat for reducing environmentally sensitive materials. It’s designed for travel, so it has a protected hard drive in case you drop it and you can easily connect to WiFi. It has a high resolution screen and is lightweight. It’s professional look makes this a great computer for business work.  It would also be great for students who like caring their laptop to class for notes.


3. Apple Macbook Pro Series Surprise! Apple has some gold medal winners. They’ve been advertised as “the greenest lineup of notebooks,” which is interestingly phrased because the HP Compaq and Toshiba are actually “greener” by epeat standards.  Either way, the Macbook wins points for the sexiness factor. It’s highly recyclable, uses minimal packaging, comes with some great software and has a longer lasting battery. Plus, it’s a Mac and will help you jump about 10 points on the trendy scale just for sitting in Starbucks with it. Scarf and thick rimmed glasses not included.


4. Toshiba Portégé® R5000 Laptops It comes with all the fixings for an efficient computer; extended battery life, shock absorbing design to extend it’s life, extremely light and it scored an A+ from epeat for it’s end of life design (meaning it can be recycled easily) and lack of hazardous materials. I mostly like it because it has a fingerprint detector. No more passwords!


5. Sony VAIO BZ series notebook PC Like the Dell, this computer is built well for business. It boasts the compatibility and productivity features needed by IT professionals and business customers. It has a spill resistant keyboard, which is awesome for coffee guzzling workaholics, and damage resistant technology.  It too has a fingerprint detector and comes with a reduced amount of software, leaving all those useless programs out of the picture and freeing up memory.