ENERGY STAR 5.0 IS IN EFFECT

摘要

The EPA's Energy Star 5.0 Specification for Computers went into effect on July 1,2009. The specification applies to desktop, notebook, and thin-client systems. The EPA finalized the specification, which went through the EPA's standard comment period, on Nov 14, 2008. Comments from stakeholders encouraged including in the specification clarification of a full network connectivity definition, a sliding scale for graphics capability in desktops to provide for discrete GPUs (graphics-processing units) and associated capability, and guidance on wireless-radio and hard-drive-power-management status during idle testing.