Hi Sarah
Dells and Apples seem to come off pretty well on the published data.
We have quite a few iMacs deployed, and they haven't given us any
major headaches. I also find Dell machines very reliable in
classrooms. On average, though Dell are less energy efficient.
Cheers
Miles
On 25 Jun 2009, at 17:02, Sarah Sweetman wrote:
> Hi
> We are seeking to buy around 25-30 new PCs this summer and would
> like to embrace "green IT" as far as possible but are not in a
> position to go for virtual desktops at the moment. It appears that
> there is a trade-off between energy efficiency and the specification
> of the computer. We need high spec processors (e.g. Intel Core 2 Duo
> E7400 or E8400) in order to be able to run heavy duty applications
> such as Adobe Creative Suite. We also need CD/DVD-R drives and hard
> disks of around 250GB. And, of course, they need to be cheap too!!!!
> The Energy Star website is rather overwhelming. Does anyone have any
> specific recommendations for computers that will meet our
> requirements while being more energy efficient than average? We have
> looked at all-in-ones (e.g. Akhter, Ergo, RM) and compacts e.g.
> Viglen. Does anyone have experience of these?
> Thanks very much
>
> Sarah Sweetman
> ILT Development Manager
> Bromley Adult Education College
> 020 8461 8677
>
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