In Cloud Wars Horizon Minute, episode 81, Tom Smith weighs in on what a Dell concept PC means for the future of computing and sustainability.
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Highlights
00:17 — Today’s focus is sustainability, in the context of a concept PC made with components that snap together and could ultimately be interchangeable
00:28 — If you’re familiar with laptop PC repair, you can picture the tiny screws and tools that you need to work with.
01:00 — Taking that a step further, there’s complexity around municipal rules (whether they’re enforced on the honor system) for disposing of old PCs; it’s quite a challenge.
01:24 — Dell, with its Project Luna, is showcasing the concept of sustainable PCs with snap-on components, no screws, and potentially interchangeable parts. This video shows it in practice so you can see for yourself. Dell is also talking about robotic manufacturing to highlight its simplicity.
01:50 — The real-world version of this that we can buy is a ways off; it would require suppliers to make the components at scale, to identify one challenge.
02:05 — Kudos to Dell for driving the thinking, the conversation, and the prototype. That’s innovation and that’s sustainability impact.
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