green computers
Cut Emissions 88% by Downloading Software April 23rd, 2009
I had to buy some new software recently, and when I did I found that I had two options: have the program shipped to me or download it directly to my computer. I chose to...more
Letting Your Computer Idle Costs You Money April 3rd, 2009
Turn Your Computer Off to Save Energy, Reduce Greenhouse Gases
Do you shut your computer down when you walk away from it, or when you go home for the night? According to a new study, only half of American workers turn their computers off a...more
Dell to Cut 20 Million Pounds of Packaging January 6th, 2009
Aims to Decrease Packaging by 10% Over Four Years
I just ordered a new Dell laptop, and I was pleased to find that it came in a box barely bigger than the computer itself. This seems to tie in nicely with Dell Computers' recent...more
HP Announces Long-Life Laptop Batteries December 30th, 2008
New Batteries Good for 1,000 Charges
HP will soon start offering a new laptop battery that will have a longer lifespan than just about any other laptop battery on the market. The new Enviro Series batteries, manufactured by Boston-Power, can be...more
Green IT: Fujitsu Siemens Introduces Its Own Green Label December 18th, 2008
Fujitsu Siemens Computers has unveiled a proprietary, three-star ranking system for its own computer hardware products. The Green IT label looks at FSC's products and ranks them according to such criteria as energy efficiency, the use...more
Apple Introduces Its Greenest MacBook Ever October 23rd, 2008
Innovations Abound in New Laptop
How green is the new MacBook? Apple says the laptop computer uses "one quarter the power of a single lightbulb" when it's running. That's not too shabby. Of course, Apple doesn't say if they mean a...more
Dell Introduces Its Greenest PC August 1st, 2008
New Studio Hybrid Uses 70% Less Power Than Traditional Desktop PCs
First announced back in May, Dell has now introduced what it calls its greenest desktop computer. The new Studio Hybrid is not only Dell's smallest-sized desktop, it's also its most energy-efficient. It uses 70% less...more
New Lenovo Laptop Earns PC Magazine's GreenTech Seal of Approval July 18th, 2008
ThinkPad X200 Uses Just 14 Watts When Idle
I'm in the market for a new laptop, but as a responsible buyer, I want to make sure I pick a computer that uses as little energy as possible and which has been manufactured using...more
PC Power Management Tools Save Companies Money and Energy June 26th, 2008
Software Solves Problem of Rising Energy Costs
Ah, the power of the PC -- or should I say the power consumption of the PC? The average PC uses somewhere in the range of 600kw hours of electricity per year -- more if...more
