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NEC Launches "PowerMate Eco" Green PC
jdstahl writes "NEC has just released the PowerMate Eco, billed as the world's first environmentally-friendly PC. Based on a 900 MHz Transmeta Crusoe (thanks Linus!), it is ultra-compact, ultra low power, and nearly silent. Its motherboard contains no lead, and the case is made from recycled plastic. Its expandability is limited, so this is probably not a geek-box, but it seems like an appealing choice for Joe Desktop."
At $1600*, I don't see this being for "Joe Desktop" either. Maybe corporations will buy them for energy and space savings or your average home user will like the "green" aspect, but there a lot of other, cheaper options. Hopefully it does well, but it's the old "too expensive for the non-enthusiast, too limited for the power freak" problem.
* Price from PCConnection here.
"When it rains, it pours." --Morton's Salt
Q:Will an average American pay more money to be environmentally sound?
A:Rarely. Sales of SUV's greatly outnumber sales of hybrid vehicles.
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You engineer software for Transmeta, but what the hell, we'll just give you credit for creating their processors too!
(Saying thanks Linus is about as absurd as thanking your local mechanic for the sleek body styling on your new BMW.)
Why are you thanking Linus? Does he actually have anything to do with designing the processor? I thought he was just helping on the OS side of things from Transmeta. There are probably other Transmeta engineers who deserve more thanks for that hardware, eh?
:)
Not that Linux doesn't deserve help for starting Linux!
Cheers,
Vic
The harmful chemicals are integral to the manufacture process...Unless technology changes, PCB substrate will always be created out of harmful chemicals.
However, this is a major step in the right direction, to reducing the amount of technological waste in the environmental facilities in addition to conserving power.