Following the February unveiling of a90% recyclable Green PC conceptby Intel and partners in Beijing, major manufacturers have banded together in China to release a set of Green PC grading and implementation standards. Five evaluation units are included in the standard, with 15 first-level and 27 second-level indicators per standard unit.
The five evaluation units required for receiving a Green PC grade are apparently “Design Definition,” “Production Delivery,” “Use & Maintenance,” “Recyclability,” and an unnamed bonus item. Final scores with less than 60 points will receive no Green PC grading, while 61-74 points receive Green PC Bronze grading, 75-89 points receive Green PC Silver grading, and 90+ points of course receive Green PC Gold grading. This grading system is expected to be used in future PC labels, at least in China, though we wouldn’t be surprised to see the same or a similar system come Stateside.
Besides refining their grading system, Intel unveiled some actual upcoming Green PCs alongside the likes of Asus,Dell, HP, Lenovo, H3C, Panlong, and Tongfang.
Green PCs Shown at Intel’s May 2024 Green PC Press Conference
Overall, the new grading system does seem to be promising, though how successful this lineup of Green PCs will actually end up being remains to be seen. We’ll also most likely be waiting a long time, if ever, to see this new green PC grading standard make its way to the United States and become more immediately relevant to Western consumers. Not that everything needs to be tailored for the West — just that the Green PC grading seems like something we could use, too.
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