| CSCI Reducing Computer Power Use by 50% in 3 years |
| Written by Matt James | ||
| Friday, 21 December 2007 | ||
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I know that sounds far out, but when you consider that the average lifespan of a computer today is somewhere between three and five years, that's 60-100% of all computers in use today replaced by 2010. The average desktop produced today wastes over half the power delivered to it, and the average server more than a third... so simply improving hardware energy efficiency, implementing virtualization, and using automated power management software might be enough to meet these goals. As part of a push to see improved technologies brought to market, CSCI has launched a catalog featuring many of the latest green offerings: With 300 products, the Initiative’s new online catalog offers individuals and enterprises a comprehensive and searchable listing of Climate Savers Computing-compliant desktop PCs, laptops, servers, power supplies, power supply components, motherboards and power management software. Unfortunately, this kinda celebrates obsolescence, and as computers use about as much energy being produced as they do during their lives, short life spans are also something that we need to deal with. Understandably, that's a problem that HP and Dell are less interested in solving. Browsing through, one sees a lot of product listings containing third-party green certifications, such as EPEAT silver and gold, Energy Star 4.0, RoHS, and 80+. Although there are many consumer-level products available, including desktop and laptop offerings from HP, Dell, and Lenovo, this seems mainly geared towards IT professionals - servers, power supplies, converters, and rectifiers make up the bulk of the catalog. Though you can't do any holiday shopping on the site itself, it's a great place to start when searching for energy-efficient computers, components, and software.
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watts in and watts out
written by Matt , December 21, 2007
One big thing we deal with in building data centers is balancing the wattage equations. You need watts in to power the servers obviously, but every input watt has a partial watt output as heat. In order to dissipate the output heat you need huge chilling units. So basically, any reduction in required input power also saves on A/C or chiller costs.
Green Electronics
written by JohnnyGreen , December 22, 2007
Consumers can find and purchase hundreds of greener options for their computers and home electronics at www.greenelectronics.com The products are all showcased with their environmental certifications and attributes. Many computers that are EPEAT certified are ideally suited for home use and home offices as well. All the home electronics are ENERGY STAR qualified an RoHS compliant as well. That's a very important benefit consumers need to consider as we gobble up millions of new flat panel TV's and will continue to do so over the coming years.
pc space heater? are you serious?
written by Johnny , December 22, 2007
can you believe how stupid this guy is?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNexjw4_9Zw | ||
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