Home > Plugged In > Archives > 2008 > September > 24 > Entry
Dell sees the light on LED displays
Taking the lead in making laptop monitors more environmentally friendly, Dell Inc. said today it will begin using light-emitting diode (LED) back lights in its laptops.
The company plans to phase-in the new LED lights - the same type used in stoplights - over the next 12 months as part of its plans to become what it claims will be “the greenest technology company on the planet.”
LED lights are more efficient than other types of bulbs, including the fluorescent lamps found in most computer monitors today. LED bulbs also contain fewer harmful chemicals, specifically mercury.
Dell claims its new 15-inch LED displays will consume 43 percent less power than similar-sized fluorescent monitors. As a result, users of the new laptops could save a total of approximately $20 million in energy costs and 220 million kilowatt hours worth of energy - and drastically reduce the amount of greenhouse gases like carbon released into the atmosphere too.
Dell said at least 80 percent of its laptops will have LED displays by 2009. By 2010, it plans for all of its laptops to be lit by LEDs.
Comments