&EPA Environmental Protection Agency Air and RacHattori 6202J EPA 430-N-94-010 e April 1995 Energy Star Computers Program EPA POLLUTION PREVENTER Star Bytes EPA POLLUTION PREVENTER Energy Star Pentiums Star Bytes is a monthly newsletter from the EPA Energy Star Computers Program to communicate ideas and developments Energy Star partners and allies and their prodi Last October, we were happy to announce that eleven companies were shipping Energy Star Pentiums. Now, just six months later, more than two dozen partners have reported over 80 compliant Pentium models to us. With the advent of these models, users don't have to compromise high performance to save energy. Energy Star Pentiums offer a variety of impressive features while still powering down to less than 30 watts when not in use. To demonstrate that high perfor- mance and energy efficiency are compatible, we're profiling five systems from the Energy Star Product Database Listing. (See summary table below.) AT&T's 3248 G620 and Digital's CeiebrisFP 590-CD allow users to reap the benefits of multimedia with a CD-ROM drive and stereo sound. Purchasers of the Dell Optiplex XM590 get a one gigabyte hard drive and their choice of two of the following options: a modem, CD-ROM drive or network interface card. Gateway 2000"s P5-100 has a 100 MHz Pentium processor and comes standard with a quad-speed CD-ROM drive and two megabytes of Video RAM. Finally, three notable features of the Unisys GSP5905PC are the tape backup, PCI local bus and one gigabyte hard drive. All of these systems have been network tested and will not disconnect from some net- works when in sleep mode. These high-end systems and many more can be found in the monthly Energy Star Product Database Listing available to you and your customers by mail, fax or the Internet (http:// wwwxpa.gov/docs/GCDOAR/ EnergyStarJitml). If you have compliant Pentium models you would like us to indude in the Product Database, please complete and return the PC product reporting form to us. BRAND/MODEL CONFIGURATION FEATURES NETWORK TESTED WATTS IN SLEEP AT&T/3248 G620 Desktop CPU: 100 MHz Pentium MAX RAM reported: 8 Disk: 850 MB CD-ROM drive. Stereo sound, 2 MB Video RAM, Fax modem, 1 MB Cache Yes (Novell, Lan Manager & Windows NT) 27.4 Dell/Optiplex XM590 CPU: 90 MHz Pentium MAX RAM reported: 128 Disk: 1 GB Available options (choose two of three for Energy Star): Modem, CD-ROM drive. Network interface card *s 26.0 Digital/ CeiebrisFP 590-CD CPU: 90 MHz Pentium MAX RAM reported: 8 Disk: 540 MB PCI, CD-ROM drive. Stereo sound, Plug and Play enabled Yes (Novell & Banyan Vines) 28.0 Gateway 200CV P5-100 CPU: 100 MHz Pentium MAX RAM reported: 16 Disk: 730 MB 2 MB Video RAM, Quad- speed CD-ROM drive Yes (Novell) 29.0 Unisys CSP590SPCI CPU: 90 MHz Pentium MAX RAM reported: 72 Disk: 1 GB PCI. Tipe backup Yes (Novell) 29.1 ------- lltl Mill 000$ asn 31VAIt)d dOd ATTVNSd ss3Nisna nvioiddo 09W2 0a 'U0l6u!4SBM (P20Z9) surej6oJd jeindwoQ jbis Afijeug Xduo6v uofpejaid [BtueaJuaifAug sn vd3e Energy Star Home Page . ..¦ " A few months ago, we told you that the Energy Star Product Database Listing it available on the Interact, to May, we wiB expand our offering* so you and your customers cm use the Internet to get program and purchasing information for Energy Star comput«is, monitor*, pinner*, rax ucte as they are introduced, A sampfcng of the mstemte that will be available via the Energy Star Home Ffcge are the Purchasing Friky, Buyer's Guide, Product Database Listing, and fact Sheets on each of the Energy Star products. You wiB be able to access the Home Page aod aB these documents at the foBowing address: littp-.//www.epa,gov^iocs/ GCDOAK/ EnergyStariiti id. Energy Star Computers Awareness Month Mark your calendarl Throughout the month of May, EPA will promote the Energy Star Computers Program to its Green Lights Partners. These 1700 corporate and government Green Lights Partners are currently working with Elft to make energy-efficient lighting upgrades. We are asking them to further reduce their energy consumption by purchasing Energy Star computers and office equipment To formalize their commitment, Green Lights Partners will be encouraged to sign the Energy Star Purchasing Policy. Anyone interested in buying Energy Star office equipment will also receive the Product Database Listing .and Buyer's Guide. Clarification for 100% Club We are pleased that several partners have called us for clarification on member- ship in the 100% dub. The product lines that are eligible for the 100% Club currently indude: (1) computers, (2) monitors, (3) printers, and (4) fax machines. In order to qualify for membership in the Club, 100% of a manufacturer's product line must be Energy Star compliant. It is not sufficient to have certain product models or sizes compliant Controlling d 'ice partners are not eligible for membership in the 100% Qub. As stated in the MOU, the primary function of these devices (which differs from computers, monitors, printers and fax ma- chines) is to reduce energy consumption. If your company is interested in joining the 100% Club, please call 202-233-9114 for more information. When Reporting Products... Make sure to only indude those configurations that meet the Energy Star guidelines. Options such as modems, CD-ROM drives and extra memory should not be reported if they cause the system to exceed 30 watts in sleep mode. Abo, please periodically check the Energy Star Product Database Listing by calling the Fax-back Line (202-233-9659) to verify that all your repotted products are still available. Then inform us if there are any obsolete configurations that should be deleted from the Product Database Listing. ------- |