Comments on: The Greenest Notebook Computers Of 2008

By: zach

zach — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 06:56:03 +0000

sure some designs are greener than others, but this is the king of the mountain when examining “green”.

http://www.poweredgreen.com

By: rose

rose — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:20:06 +0000

when are they going to start selling the argreenest notebook

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By: cephoe

cephoe — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:03:07 +0000

David,

To be certified EPEAT Gold, they are free of “flame retardants classified under European Council Directive 67/548/EEC” and “SCCP flame retardants and plasticizers in certain applications”

Specifically:

“In all covered products the plastic parts larger than 25 grams shall contain no more than a trace amount of the flame retardants classified as dangerous substances under the European Directive on the classification, packaging and labeling of dangerous substances. For details reference the European Directive.”

and

“All covered products shall contain no more than a trace amount of SCCPs (Short Chain Chlorinated Paraffins) in paints, coatings, plastics, rubbers or seals, unless the presence of SCCPs can be shown to be due to use of recycled content. ”

Justin

By: David

David — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:44:46 +0000

If it has a plastic case it has fire retardants.

By: cephoe

cephoe — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:16:34 +0000

David,

The Gold EPEAT machines actually have mercury- and arsenic-free displays, and are free of fire retardants.

Justin

By: David

David — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:13:53 +0000

The EPEAT ratings seem a bit of a joke. The MacBook Air uses an easily recycled aluminum case, all the circuit boards are bromide and PVC free, and the display is mercury and arsenic-free but only gets a Silver EPEAT. Any yet many of the Gold certified computers are plastic, use arsenic containing glass for the display and use PVC and bromide on the circuit board!

By: Carl

Carl — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:04:57 +0000

I have a HP 2710p Tablet Computer, it is great. For those who love technology, like me, well it is a pleasure to read this article.

Bruno
Milan, Italy

By: cephoe

cephoe — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:53:06 +0000

mcse3010,

That was an interesting article. But our primary selection criteria was overall energy efficiency and EPEAT ratings.

Justin

By: mcse3010

mcse3010 — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:40:36 +0000

I would be careful about including systems with SSDs simply because the manufacturers claim they’re more energy efficient… Check out this tom’s hardware article on “The SSD Power Consumption Hoax”:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-hdd-battery,1955.html