Archive for the ‘Energy Saving PCs’ Category

The BroadLeaf BL32-B-E53, a leading energy efficient PC, boasts a high performance duel core processor with near silent operation. This DEFRA Quick Wins ‘class leader’ and Energy Star 5 qualified PC will save you a significant amount of money on your electricity bill without sacrificing quality or performance. Read the rest of this entry »

Made in Sheffield, the GreenPC BE20 has an AMD Dual Core Processor (2.7 GHz) and a high-performance ATI Radeon 3100 graphics card with both DVI & VGA connectors. The 3100 graphics card enables Blu-ray playback, full high-definition functionality as well as video and photo editing. Read the rest of this entry »

Tranquil has a talent for building computers that are both eco-friendly and very functional. The T7-330 Atom PC is no exception. This compact little system comes with between 512MB and 2GB of ram, depending on the user’s preference. The available hard drive options range between 80GB to 2TB for the primary drive, with the option for a second drive with up to 250GB of space. Read the rest of this entry »

This Aleutia D1 ultra small form factor pc is 58% smaller than comparable models from Fujitsu Siemens, HP or Dell. Small enough to sit under a 17” monitor, it quietly runs on 35W of power. It comes equipped with a dual core Intel Atom 333 CPU (1.6 GHz each). Read the rest of this entry »

The GreenPC AT10 by VeryPC is an ultra small desktop featuring the Intel dual core Atom 330 CPU (operating at 1.6 GHz), 1GB memory (DDR2 800; expandable to 2GB), and 120GB Green Power SATA hard drive (expandable to 500GB). Power consumption of the GreenPC AT10 is less than 28 watts average use. Read the rest of this entry »

Tranquil’s entry into the low power home server arena, the T7-HSG, is an intriguing look at the way a home server should be built. The server features a unique fanless (convection) based cooling system, a Gigabit LAN port, 4 USB ports and an Intel dual core Atom 330 processor running at 1.6 Ghz. Power consumption is rated at 33W for the stock configuration, which comes with 512 Mb RAM an a 500 GB hard drive. Read the rest of this entry »

It wasn’t that long ago that I reported on the Marvel SheevaPlug wall plug computer, well now the SheevaPlug is available in the UK from New IT. The SheevaPlug is basically a 1.2 GHz CPU low power computer equipped with 512 MB of FLASH and 512 MB of DRAM. Read the rest of this entry »

Apple has been touting it’s latest Mac Mini as the most eco-friendly desktop computer. However, I think they’ve completely overlooked the other low power pcs that exist, particularly the Aleutia computers! Anyway, that aside, Apple have crammed in some interesting energy saving technology that deserves a mention. Read the rest of this entry »

Aleutia are at it again with their low powered computers, and this time it’s a multi-user computer supporting 6 simultaneous each with their own keyboard and mouse, called the Aleutia U6. The computer is basically an energy efficient computer that uses Userful’s Multiplier Software to split the system’s resources with the 6 users. By having 6 people using the system at once, you end up with a per seat cost of just £70 and power consumption of just 17 Watts. Read the rest of this entry »

In a rather respectable move, PC World has invested in developing their own eco-friendly PC called the Advent Eco-PC. Firmly aimed at the everyday computer user, the Low Power PC features an Intel Core 2 Duo T5250, 2GB DDR2 667MHz Memory, 160GB SATA hard drive, Dual Layer DVD Rewriter, WiFi and a 19″ AOC N19WB TFT display for just under £400. Oh, and it runs on around 25W of power! Read the rest of this entry »