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Wyse Thin Clients and the Environment |
Wyse Thin Clients and the EnvironmentThe power of a PC, without the complexity. Wyse thin clients are compact, energy efficient and productive desktops with all the dynamic user-experience of a PC — without the day-to-day complexities and risks associated with one. Wyse thin clients have no moving parts. Their service lives are extended beyond those of comparable PCs and the noise from fans and hard drives is eliminated. Better still, their low power consumption means low-heat output enabling comfortable working environments with a reduced dependence on costly carbon-heavy air conditioning — often leaving workplace cooling achievable through natural ventilation. Over the past few years, improving energy efficiency while minimising the environmental impact corporations have on global warming has become a top of mind business issue (and expense) with senior IT executives. These issues have helped propel thin computing to the forefront, as a cost effective solution which leaves a very small environmental footprint. At a very high-level, thin computing offers users the benefits of consuming less power, but that’s just the beginning. Here are just a few things to consider: Less materials and energy are used in production compared to a PC Wyse thin clients are small in size and weight which reduces the cost and energy required for transportation Less materials also means less to dispose of at the end of its life Up to 90 percent of the unit can be recycled, and up to 99 percent of the packaging can be recycled as well Low heat output means less power needed for air-conditioning systems Wyse has implemented an ISO 14001-based environmental management system and Wyse products meet stringent ROHS requirements Meets mandatory WEEE recycling process Longer product lifespan over a PC – 5 to 7 years Wyse thin clients can be managed remotely, so maintenance and software updates can be delivered without support staff having to visit the user’s desk. Energy Efficiency Today, thin clients, when coupled with modern servers are more ecologically friendly than PCs alone, and far better than PCs with servers. Consider this example: 1,000 PC users versus the same 1,000 thin client users connected to a centralised server environment over a one year period. Energy savings comparison: 1,000 PCs versus 1,000 thin clients
Taking into account the thin clients and servers, the thin client installation delivers the following benefits*: 90 percent less energy used each year 131,810 fewer Kw/H used each year $21,089.53 saved in energy costs per-year 102 fewer tons of CO2 put into the environment each year 27 fewer tons of e-waste after six years of use Substantially less air conditioning needed Less "noise" pollution in user areas *Calculations based on: - S10 Thin Client at 6.6 watts per hour - 3 Dell PowerEdge 2950 servers and Citrix Presentation Server 64-bit at 206 watts per hour per server - Dell OptiPlex 620 at 70.51 watt per hour - Energy cost at $0.16 Kw/H as of Dec 2009 - 40 hour work week, 52 weeks News article based on http://www.wyse.com/green/index.asp |
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