Dell launches flexible, energy efficient OptiPlex 755 desktop
By Darren Murph 
posted Aug 27th 2007 11:40AM
posted Aug 27th 2007 11:40AM
We already knew Dell (along with just about everyone else) was jumping on the green bandwagon, and the Round Rock powerhouse sure is tooting its own horn with the launch of the OptiPlex 755. Dubbed the "world's most manageable, energy efficient commercial desktop ever," the system touts Energy Star 4.0 compliance and an Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) "Gold" rating. Additionally, the 755 can be snapped up with Intel's newly-unveiled Core 2 Duo with vPro technology, a 256MB ATI Radeon HD 2400 graphics card, up to 8GB of RAM, and your choice of mini-tower, desktop, or small form factor enclosure. If you're interested, all three iterations are shipping now and start around $642.
Yeah, sure, it's $642 with 512MB of RAM and a Pentium processor...
Not bad, not bad...
And best of all, yes; it can run linux/Doom/CounterStrike/(insert stereotypical software here).
The only thing I'm wondering is how much power does that end up drawing? Sure, the article gives a qualitative assessment, but I want some numbers.
Maybe they haven't gotten around to updating their website. But as of 10:20AM pacific time, I get this message for each of the 755s:
"This OptiPlex desktop is no longer Energy Star compliant due to recent changes to the Energy Star Specification. If you require Energy Star 4.0 compliant systems, you will need to purchase those systems that meet the new specification. "
It then directs you to the Optiplex 745.