14 DAY TRIAL // Dell continues to demonstrate its commitment to becoming a nature-friendly company, and has announced today that it is preparing to transition all of its new notebook displays to light-emitting diode (LED) in the next year. The plan is just part of the Round Rock, Texas-based company's quest to become the “greenest” technology company on the planet.
“Our customers have made it clear that they want the greenest technology possible,” Jeff Clarke, senior vice president, Dell Product Group, said during the company’s mobility summit in Monte Carlo today. “As an industry, we can shape the future of green innovation and significantly reduce the carbon footprint associated with mobile computing. Dell is committed to leading the transition to energy-efficient LED technology.”
Dell has revealed that, starting December 15, 2008, two-thirds of its Latitude E family of notebooks will be delivered with mercury-free LED backlighting as a standard feature. In addition to the Latitude E4200, E4300, E6400, E6400 ATG and E6500, Dell will also be shipping LED backlighting as a standard display for its Precision M2400 and M4400 mobile workstations.
This recent announcement adds up to a couple of other steps made by the company towards becoming the “greenest” technology company in the world. These include the “80 PLUS Gold-certified” power supplies for servers, introduced back in June, as well as the August announcement of having achieved its carbon-neutral goal. In addition to these, the recently released “Hybrid” PC has been designed to consume 70 percent less energy, and to provide a form factor that is 80 percent smaller than a standard Dell desktop system.
In related news, Dell has also announced that it has succeeded in creating the “world's first” electronic privacy filter for notebook screens, which reduces the viewing angle of the display to ensure the user's privacy is safe from prying eyes. Dell refers to this technology as “one-touch privacy,” as it can be activated with a single press of a key.
The feature costs an extra €110, and is currently available only on a single Latitude system, the E6400.