Foxconn Shows Off Bamboo PC Cases

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By Marcus Yam
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Foxconn giving PC some wood.

Looking to make your computer a little more earthy? Foxconn is making a PC cases out of bamboo. Sadly, only the front covers are bamboo, but we've got to save some of it for the pandas.

Foxconn has the Bamboo One and Bamboo II, with the first one being for traditional mid-tower form factors and the second for smaller, HTPC applications.

(Images from Chinese site PCPop.)

Marcus Yam
Marcus Yam
Marcus Yam served as Tom's Hardware News Director during 2008-2014. He entered tech media in the late 90s and fondly remembers the days when an overclocked Celeron 300A and Voodoo2 SLI comprised a gaming rig with the ultimate street cred.
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55 Comments Comment from the forums
  • jerreece
    LOL That might be a bit too trendy for me. ;) Bamboo is pretty versatile stuff though.
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  • ubernoobie
    ugly
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  • deadlockedworld
    Why isnt the entire thing bamboo? Just the front looks dumb. If they could match the woodgrain and make it a uniform tone it would be a nice look.
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  • JonathanDeane
    If they made the whole case out of bamboo would it be quieter? That would be interesting to me, and it would look cool enough to be in a home theater set up.

    As it sits now I agree it would be cooler if it was totally bamboo.
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  • se7envii
    The stickers ruin it. Also not being completely bamboo ruins it too. Nice concept but poor execution!
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  • IzzyCraft
    The bamboo would be quieter for 1 reason because its thicker then the thin metal but if you want a quiet machine just put rubber matting on the insides of your case etc.
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  • rigaudio
    Reminds me of those station wagons with the faux-wood paneling on the sides. Uuuuugly.
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  • vabeachboy0
    that looks cheesy
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  • Deadfred
    Why?
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  • xaira
    the second one id the most beautiful thing ive ever seen, always wanted a woodgrain colored case
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