IMAGE: DELL JANUARY 2022 PCWorld 11
Dell reveals Concept Luna, a
radically compelling vision for
sustainable laptops
Dell’s Concept Luna is a repairable, sustainable laptop for the future. BY GORDON UNG
W
ith a flax-based PCB and a
motherboard mounted
behind the screen rather
than in the usual place
under the keyboard, Dell’s Concept Luna
laptop definitely shakes things up. But the
funky interior design isn’t even the boldest
advancement. Dell created Luna to push a
sustainable PC vision, and even wilder, you
can send parts of it back to Dell when you
upgrade for reuse in other, cheaper laptops.
Yes, Dell is thrusting used hardware and
responsible recycling into the spotlight.
On the face of it, Concept Luna looks like
a swing-for-the-fences attempt to build a
laptop with half the carbon footprint of a
conventional laptop. The aluminum body
would be made in a plant powered by