Dell Meets ENERGY STAR 5.0 Requirements Early

Company Designing Laptops and Desktops to Consume Up to 25 Percent Less Energy Reinforces Commitment to Lead Industry in Energy Efficiency

ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL):

    --  Dell has met ENERGY STAR 5.0 requirements more than seven months before
        a deadline set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In June, the
        company announced that it had exceeded draft ENERGY STAR 5.0
        power-supply requirements when it became the first Tier-1 manufacturer
        to introduce an 80 PLUS Silver power supply.
    --  Compared to ENERGY STAR 4.0, the ENERGY STAR 5.0 standard increases
        minimum internal power supply efficiency to 85 percent and AC adapter
        efficiency to 87 percent. The new standard also defines lower energy
        consumption limits based on a total energy consumption value.
    --  Select configurations of the Dell OptiPlex 760 and 960 desktops,
        Latitude E6400 and E4300 laptops and Dell Precision M2400 mobile
        workstation are among the company's initial systems to meet ENERGY STAR
        5.0 requirements. The company expects that additional systems will meet
        the requirements in the near future.
    --  Earlier this year, Dell announced that it is designing its laptops and
        desktops, already among the industry's most energy-efficient, to consume
        up to 25 percent less energy by 2010.
    --  Dell's new ENERGY STAR 5.0-compliant Optiplex 960 enables up to 43
        percent less power consumption than the previous generation of OptiPlex
        desktops, comes in packaging that is up to 89 percent recyclable and
        contains at least 10 percent post-consumer recycled plastic on the small
        form factor model (mini-tower and desktop will be available in
        December).
    --  Customers can access online calculators at www.dell.com/energy to
        compare configurations side by side to determine annual cost savings and
        CO2 emissions avoided through the use of Dell Energy Smart systems.

Quotes:

    --  "We're driving energy efficiency, environmental standards and customer
        ideas into all aspects of our highest-volume global products," said
        David Lear, director of environmental affairs and regulatory compliance
        at Dell. "ENERGY STAR continues to be an essential part of this
        strategy."
    --  "By meeting ENERGY STAR 5.0 seven months ahead of schedule, Dell is
        demonstrating what it means to be a leader in energy-efficient
        technology," said Kateri Callahan, president of the Alliance to Save
        Energy. "We applaud Dell for setting an example for the rest of the
        industry to follow."

Links:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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Released November 17, 2008