Turning Down the Heat with Dell's Green Desktops

"Although most vendors had efficient machines, Dell really came to the party in terms of cost and power savings."

- Ashe Potter, Desktop Services Team Leader, City of Melbourne

The City of Melbourne required environmentally-friendly desktops for its Council House 2 building in order to achieve a six Green Star rating. The desktops had to adhere to council’s green policies and be cost-effective and designed to reduce power consumption.

City of Melbourne replaced HP and IBM desktops with Dell OptiPlex desktops inside its purpose-built and environmentally friendly Council House 2 building as well as other council locations around Melbourne.

• Get IT Faster: Speedy installation achieved by loading applications at the factory
• Run IT Better: Standardized on Dell OptiPlex desktops, reducing service and maintenance costs
• Grow IT Smarter: Power consumption cut by approximately 39% using Dell OptiPlex desktops; Estimated $100,000 annual savings in power bills, provided by additional power management; Significant cost savings on the initial purchase cost, compared to competing brands; Building achieved its six Green Star rating