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NEC Launches "PowerMate Eco" Green PC

Posted by michael on from the leave-only-footprints dept.

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."

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  1. Will Joe Desktop pay $1600? by Lawbeefaroni · · Score: 5, Insightful

    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.

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    "When it rains, it pours." --Morton's Salt
  2. "thanks Linus!" ? by Vic · · Score: 5, Insightful

    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