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Could you not argue the exact opposite point with the same underlying facts? Meaning “requiring modern low power CPU’s is a great thing for the environment”? A
by cdolan 5y ago
Could you not argue the exact opposite point with the same underlying facts? Meaning “requiring modern low power CPU’s is a great thing for the environment”?
And how reasonable is it to say these PCs will be immediately trashed? Seems like a straw man argument - I know plenty of schools that will happily run Win10 until 2030
- einr 5y agoMeaning “requiring modern low power CPU’s is a great thing for the environment”? https://www.networkworld.com/article/2229029/computer-factories-eat-way-more-energy-than-running-the-devices-they-build.html https://www.networkworld.com/article/2229029/computer-factor... "Study finds 70% of the energy a typical laptop will consume during its life span is used in manufacturing the computer" Also, at least on the performance/gaming side, Intel's latest chips are huge, hot-running power hogs. Since they are so far behind in process technology, they've been compensating by making huge dies and pushing the TDP. It's pretty bad.
- cdolan 5y agoI believe you and tend to think that myself (my newest PC with ~2 year old parts has a noticeable impact on my home energy usage). I suppose my critique was more to prove a point that the news can be slanted either way and I find that frustrating.