For an Energy Efficient Hard Drive, Try a Hybrid
An "Ask For It In Green" Success Story
When my computer's hard drive crashed this week, every techie I talked to said it was too fried to be rebuilt. So I did some quick research and headed over to Best Buy for a replacement.
In case you haven't been there recently, there are MOUNTAINS of computers to choose from. The salesman was going on and on about this model and that when I stopped him short. "What do you have in "green"?" I asked.
For a minute, he looked flummoxed. Then he got a big smile on his face and practically pranced over to the new Dell hybrid.
"Take a look at this," he said. "It's one third the size of a normal hard drive, uses significantly less energy, reduces packaging and the whole thing is made out of recycled plastic."
I bought it on the spot. It seems like he never would have mentioned it if I hadn't asked for it in "green." Great lesson for future shopping.
Diane MacEachern
Diane MacEachern is the author of Big Green Purse: Use Your Spending Power to Create a Cleaner, Greener World.read full bio.
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