PC makers said they care about sustainability at CES. Is that true?
CES sets trends in the PC market for the year to come. This year, sustainability became an area of focus, with multiple PC makers—and, of course, companies in other industries—announcing sustainability goals and promising to use more recycled materials in new devices.
But to what end? Do PC makers have anything new to say on sustainability, and is there really a difference between companies? I dove into a pile of CES announcements and annual corporate responsibility reports to find out.
WHO HAD ANNOUNCEMENTS?
Most PC makers had something to say on sustainability during CES 2022, but Dell (which technically didn’t attend CES and hosted its own digital event) had the best reveal. The is Dell’s attempt to pair sustainable, repairable design with the thin-and-light appeal of XPS laptops. Luna would let users swap key components, like the display or keyboard, to extend the life of a laptop instead of swapping it out for an all-new PC. (You can see the disassembled laptop pictured below.)
