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Help protect the environment
Save money and time
Buying the latest computer can cost thousands of dollars and require weeks of shopping and configuration.
Make your computer run faster
...And run longer between charges
* 2004 IEEE International Symposium article, "Revisiting energy used to manufacture a desktop computer;" Codinghorror.com, "How much power does a laptop really use?"
** Average computer life = 3 years. Extension to 4 years represents 25% reduction in number of computers purchased. 2000 kWh * 0.25 = 500 kWh gross saved. Subtract 85 kWh for new DIMM and Li-ion battery = 415 kWh net. At 193 kWh/yr for op, we have ~2 years of energy savings.
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