Super Green, if it’s the new bamboo-lined [re]drive from SimpleTech by Fabrik. The external hard drive’s casing is manufactured from recyclable aluminum and bamboo. This not only adds a sleek, organic design to what would normally be an entirely artificial looking electronics device, it also increases the hard drive’s ability to disperse heat, making it all the more energy efficient. Speaking of energy efficiency the [re]drive qualifies for an Energy Star 4 rating, making it up to 30% more energy efficient than non-Energy Star drives.

The new [re}drive is available in models with up to 500 GB of storage space. It's both Mac and PC compatible. Plus as a bonus, unlike many green products on the market the mark up for being environmentally friendly isn't so steep with the [re]drive retailing at just $200. For years I’ve thought it was an excellent idea to break boring looking computer components out of their plastic shells to give them a warmer, more design friendly look. The [re}drive seems to do this well while providing environmental benefits of energy efficiency at the same time.

You can takepart by learning more about the efficiency ratings of various electronic items on the Energy Star website.

LINKS:

CrunchGear: Review: SimpleTech [re]drive

Gizmodo: SimpleTech [re}drive is a 500 GB Green Machine

MetaEfficient: A Green, Energy Efficient Hard Drive: The [re}drive by Fabrik