9 of the Greenest Laptops of 2009
July 16, 2009 at 10:07:40 AM, by Jesper Berg
Everybody speaks about the specs of every single notebook or netbook that comes in market, but very few speak about whether the laptop is environment and power friendly. We've done some research to present you with top 9 laptops that are the Greenest.
By greenest I mean they dissipate and consume less power, charge quickly with less energy and provide the longest battery time without compromising on performance. The laptop should be smart enough to change its power mode accordingly as the requirements changes. For example if you're watching a movie or playing a game the laptop should adjust the power consumption as required. Moreover it should produce less heat, ask that to game lovers!
1. Apple MacBook Pro: Apple MacBook Pro is on the top of the list. It is available in either the 13", 15" or 17" model. EPEAT has given it 5 energy stars. The laptop has a 73 Watt Li-Ion battery and supports up to 7 hours without charging which gives a great edge to it over others. The laptop is slim, smart, weighing only 2.49 Kg and has brilliant specs. More energy efficient, no hazardous materials, recyclable, high output efficiency, long lasting battery life and many other features make MacBook Pro the greenest of all laptops, you can also see why it's the greenest on Apple's website.
2. Toshiba Portege R600: This laptop comes with a screen size of 12.1". The Toshiba Portege R600 starts with mind blowing 2.4 lbs, which may exceed a little if you add extra specs. It has specs almost all of the full sized powerful laptops, yet comes in a user friendly size. This laptop uses very little power that's why the battery life is up to 7.5 hours. You can see why it's also considered green on Toshiba's website. ##ADSENSE##
3. Toshiba Satellite A355: The best feature of this laptop is it's extremely low power consumption when charging. The Toshiba Satellite A355 has 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and ATI Radeon 3650 dedicated graphics, which makes it a perfect desktop replacement yet having energy start rating of 4.0. The new models in the satellite A series edition like A500, A505 are also greener with same features. You can add up to 12 Cell battery for long outdoor usage. See more why it's greener here.
4. Lenovo ThinkPad T400: T400 is green star 4 with a standard 14.1" screen size. This laptop is for those users who require high performance, as it has powerful processor with 1066MHz FSB and up to 6MB L2 cache. It comes with 4 cell and 6 cell battery as per your use. 4-cell battery is not very common, but Lenovo's trying to prove that it uses less power and run 5 hours on even 4 cell battery. It's suitable for office use.
5. HP Mini 1101: If you're task is small, like surfing the web, checking and sending email, watching multimedia, or to run small software then HP Mini 1101 is for you. The screen size is only 10.1" and it uses Intel Atom processor that uses only 5W power to function. The Atom processor revolution has enabled companies to release low powered devices for users who have less power requirements. EPEAT has rated it as energy start 4.0. It comes with only 3 cell battery and weighs 1.06 Kg.
6. DELL Latitude E4300: 13.3" laptop with 4 energy stars rating and have a 6-cell battery with a life of 5-6 hours. It's durable and quiet, build for normal use, suitable for everybody.
7. Sony VAIO P: This is also a netbook, but has style. The 8" screen is very wide with a resolution of 1600 x 768. The battery life can be extended to 8 hours with high capacity battery. The laptop is tailored to use very less power. Although it's little expensive but suitable for those who love style, power and yet want ultra portable laptop. See the style here.
8. HP ProBook 4410s NoteBook PC: It is a business oriented laptop with 14" of screen size. You can choose as low as Intel Celeron 585 (2.16 GHz, 1 MB L2, 667 MHz FSB) up to T9600 Processor (2.8 GHz, 6MB L2, 1066 MHz FSB). This laptop is also gold rated green star 4.
9. DELL Studio xps 13: Ideal laptop for students, energy star 4 with a 56Watt, 6-Cell battery. The screen size is 13.3", having Core 2 Duo processor and minimum 3 GB DDR3 RAM. The high performance specs in such a low size make the laptop portable yet powerful enough to serve your needs. The laptop weighs only 4.85 lbs.
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