{"id":937,"date":"2008-12-05T16:43:30","date_gmt":"2008-12-05T16:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ietransfer.wpengine.com\/?p=937"},"modified":"2008-12-05T16:43:30","modified_gmt":"2008-12-05T16:43:30","slug":"give-a-green-pc-from-cherrypal-for-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inspiredeconomist.com\/articles\/give-a-green-pc-from-cherrypal-for-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Give a Green PC from CherryPal for Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CherryPal<\/a><\/p>\n

Mountain View, California-based startup CherryPal <\/a>announced that it is now shipping\u00a0a fully green desktop PC (the C114)\u00a0as of December 2nd, just in time for it to be a perfect green Christmas <\/a>present.\u00a0\u00a0Although it is a desktop, it is about the size<\/a> of a paperback book – perfect for space limited computer users.\u00a0\u00a0It consumes only 2 Watts of power (the company’s website <\/a>tells us this is about the same as a clock radio), and\u00a0uses cloud computing<\/a>, so there is no need to run the constant virus\u00a0and spyware checkers\u00a0that consumes another valuable resource, time.\u00a0 As it uses 80% fewer parts than most PCs, it\u00a0generates less waste in the manufacturing process. As electronics manufacturing uses many toxic and hard to eliminate chemicals, it showed great foresight on the part of the founder of CherryPal (and ingenuity) in designing it this way.<\/p>\n

The C114 also has no moving parts, meaning it should last about 10 years.\u00a0 This is significant,\u00a0as computer junk has become a\u00a0large contributor to the size of our landfills,\u00a0despite the newly emerging electronics recycling<\/a> efforts I see throughout Silicon Valley.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The specifications are also impressive, and are listed as:<\/p>\n

Freescale\u2019s MPC5121e mobileGT processor, 800
\nMIPS (400 MHz) of processing
\n256 MB of DDR2 DRAM
\n8GB NAND Flash-based solid state drive
\n(increased from 4GB C100)
\nWiFi 802.11b\/g Wi-Fi
\nTwo USB 2.0 ports
\nOne 10\/100 Ethernet with RJ-45 jack
\nOne VGA DB-15 display out jack
\nHeadphone level stereo audio out 3.5mm jack
\n9vDC 2.5mm 10 watt AC-DC adapter power supply
\nWeighs 10 ounces
\n1.3\u201d high, 5.8\u201d x 4.2\u201d wide<\/span><\/p>\n

At $249\/each, it is also an economical present (contact me and I can also send you a coupon).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

It comes with Skype, a Firefox browser, a media player, and Open Office (a Sun-based Microsoft alternative) installed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As two of the most significant contributors to home power use are TVs and PCs, it would make a big impact if everyone switched to CherryPal.\u00a0 The only downside (is it really a downside?), is that this system doesn’t run Microsoft Office.\u00a0 Open Office is supposed to be compatible with Microsoft, but I haven’t had the opportunity to test this.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If you want to give green this Christmas, here is one great idea.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mountain View, California-based startup CherryPal announced that it is now shipping a fully green desktop PC (the C114) as of December 2nd, just in time for it to be a perfect green Christmas present. Although it is a desktop, it is about the size of a paperback book – perfect for space limited computer users. It consumes only 2 Watts of power (the company’s website tells us this is about the same as a clock radio), and uses cloud computing, so there is no need to run the constant virus and spyware checkers that consumes another valuable resource, time. As it uses 80% fewer parts than most PCs, it generates less waste in the manufacturing process. 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