In line with the US Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star 4.0 regulations, HP will begin offering business desktops which use less juice.
Three models--the dc5700, dc7700 and dc5750--will be the first machines from the Alto Palo manufacturer to contain Energy Star 4.0 hardware. According to HP, this will help businesses save between US$6 and US$58 in power bills annually. Not a big sum for consumers, but multiply that figure by hundreds or even thousands of units used by MNCs and Governments and the savings become significant. HP Asia Pacific was unable to comment at press time if these energy-efficient systems would be available outside the US.