Time for more Green Machines
While those gorgeous modern wooden cased Iameco computers are to die for their price tags at around $6,500 US are too scary for my budget. One place where green machines won’t delete all the green in your bank is GreenMachineShop.com who promotes “healthy computing through environmental responsibility”.
An area where a personal computer can be earth friendly is how it uses power. Millions of people around the globe regularly leave their computers running all day. Simply turning them off when not in use would go far in saving energy and putting less carbon in the air. In both Windows and Mac there are energy saving options to reduce the amount of power your computer uses by a significant amount – naturally this only works if you actually enable it. Here is some helpful info on this topic from energystar.gov
Green Machine Shop lists their top 14 reasons for a green machine “The Top 14 Reasons for A GreenMachine Computer” Green Machine Shop claims to use the most energy efficient computer components available, make them easier to recycle with the lowest possible environmental impact and a free take back program for your old computer. Their EcoCenter models start around $ 1200.00
Before you rush right out and buy you may want to consider that the US Environmental Protection Agency is in the process of overhauling their energy Star Efficiency Ratings for computers and will release tougher standard starting this July. While they only suggest the standards, many computer makers will probably want to comply and greater competition for the greenest machine will ensue. So if you wait until the end of the year your options may significantly increase as well as a lower price.
May 3rd, 2007 20:43
[...] Greenpeace lead the campaign to pressure Apple to take a more visible leadership in environmental responsibility and making personal computing more green overall. While Greenpeace might have been a pain in the ass as far as Apple was concerned, I think it ultimately works to Apple’s advantage to be considered the most green when people decide which computer, ipod, iphone or whatever device to purchase. Check out these links for more green info from our previous articles on the iPod, iPhone and green computing for the PC. [...]