Quantcast
0
0

Dell Promises Greener PCs -- Soon

Sharon Gaudin, Computerworld

Saturday, May 17, 2008 1:10 PM PDT

Dell this week vowed that its desktops and laptops will be using 25 percent less energy by 2010.

"Our customers are inspiring us to address the environmental challenges facing our planet," said Albert Esser, Dell's vice president of power and infrastructure solutions, in a statement. "We've listened to them and are designing next-generation technologies that dramatically reduce energy consumption, drive meaningful cost savings and help achieve a low-carbon economy."

Dell noted in a release that it plans to trim energy usage by changing the circuit designs, fans and power management features in its computers. The company said it also is working with its vendors to get more energy-efficient components, like chip sets, power supplies and memory.

Last month, Dell Chairman and CEO Michael Dell said the company is working on a desktop computer that will use 70 percent less energy and be 81 percent smaller than a standard minitower machine in use today. Noting that the machine will be the "company's smallest and most environmentally responsible consumer desktop PC", Dell also said it will come in recycled and recyclable packaging.

Community Comments

PC World's Marketplace

PC World's Free Whitepapers

Office Hardware News
More

Latest Expert Blogs

All Blogs
Featured Resources

Premier Content From Our Sponsors

Featured Whitepapers

White papers, case studies and product info from top brands

  • HP Trade-In Program HP and Market Velocity have partnered to offer participants a seamless, innovative way to make buying new HP technology more affordable and simplify the disposal of aging technology. This paper provides an overview of the process, products, requirem...
  • Deploying Windows Vista to the Desktop: Get It Right With Dell Windows Vista promises IT organizations much more than a new, three dimensional look for their computer desktops. Security features designed to protect valuable corporate information include hard drive encryption, user account control and a new secu...
Featured Webcasts

Watch webcast presentations and videos from industry thought leaders on today's most important business and technology topics. For free.