From Engadget:
http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/22/dell ... r-concept/
Looks interesting to say the least. At least it looks stylish any way. I've got money on Atom inside.
Dell showing off a "Green PC"
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The bamboo case is pretty neat, though. I mean as with most everything "green" these days it's a lot of marketing BS. The internal components obviously require a lot of resources and nasty chemicals during manufacturing, and they'll probably use paints and clearcoats on the bamboo case to make it look spiffy. But still, it's a pretty neat concept IMO, probably one of the more environmentally friendly PCs out there.
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I'm not going to bash it till I know more.
Any substantial reduction in power consumption over that of an "average" desktop is a good place to start .
"Said to be Dell's smallest-ever computer, the machine is 81 percent smaller than a standard desktop and uses 70 percent less power."...
I would think the PSU is DC/DC, witch I would love to see more of in manufactured PCs.
There are environmentally friendly resins that can be used to coat the bamboo.
Any substantial reduction in power consumption over that of an "average" desktop is a good place to start .
"Said to be Dell's smallest-ever computer, the machine is 81 percent smaller than a standard desktop and uses 70 percent less power."...
I would think the PSU is DC/DC, witch I would love to see more of in manufactured PCs.
There are environmentally friendly resins that can be used to coat the bamboo.
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Making a shiny, low-power desktop computer is actually really easy. Apple's been doing it for years; you just take a bunch of low-power components intended for laptop use and throw them in a box without a screen. Still, while you can pry my mid-tower case from my cold, dead fingers, I really like the looks of these small computers. I'd love to see more like this for the 90% of people out there who won't be hamstrung by such a small system (basically everyone who doesn't do their own upgrades and doesn't need performance graphics).