Last Updated on Thursday, 18 March 2010 08:10 Written by Chris Hunter Thursday, 10 January 2008 19:00

Let us reiterate...

If those same 1000 computers were using 45-watt processors, the building as a whole would be getting (assuming 1 GHz in speed on the PIIIs) a four-fold upgrade in processing power and a two-thirds drop in power consumption.

Based on this, the company would save on electricity costs as well have a benefit for the environment. Good karma combined with good advertising. "WE'RE GREEN", the marketing department will love it.

The corporate benefit of using dual-core solutions is also understated. Having a user boot up a machine that only uses one processor, and the other CPU could easily be dedicated to any distributed task, be it banking, SETI, or company processing. All are arguably useful and beneficial.

Look at a single computer household. If they are using the electrical equivalent of two 70-watt light bulbs for 24 hour a day of downloading through DSL, then they only need a PIII to catch up on that. MySpacing sure does rock with the flash files chunking along...Think:  the savings in electricity could eventually pay for the cost of upgrading a computer. In addition, those great National Treasure X Flash Ads will play smoothly. X represents the next bastardization of American History. There are obvious benefits to thinking green

Beyond turning off lights and sealing windows in the winter, computers and electronics are a major consumer of electricity. While it may not seem like much on such a small scale, buying newer technologies with power consumption in mind will help if everyone pitches in. Just like our fake call center that saved thousands of dollars, when one turns into many, the effect can be great. With this trend coming into almost every facet of the market, consumers have the ability to use less energy. Why are they slow to adopt it?

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