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In either case, Dell’s service includes transportation, equipment disposition, and data
destruction.
Data destruction is offered at different levels:

• Level 2 Three-pass read/write using Norton G Disk or equivalent
• Level 3 Seven-pass read/write using Norton G Disk or equivalent
• Level 4 Physical disk destruction

If you are interested in knowing what’s going on with your recycled equipment, Dell
offers equipment disposition reports so you know right where the equipment ended up.

Customer Programs
Whereas businesses have to pay Dell for its recycling and repurposing services, consumers
get free recycling. Dell will recycle any Dell machine ever built for free. If you have another
brand of computer and buy a Dell, the company will dispose of your old machine for free.
The process is fairly straightforward. You can bring equipment in to be disposed, or you
can arrange with Dell to have it picked up, though some small fees apply.
If you have late-model equipment, it may be eligible for a cash rebate voucher that can
be used on any Dell product.
Dell gives the following estimates for computers that may still have some value:

• A desktop PC with an 833MHz Intel Pentium III CPU, 128MB memory, a 20GB hard
disk drive, a CD drive, and no monitor is valued at around $50.
• A desktop PC with a 1.3GHz Intel Pentium IV CPU, 256MB memory, a 30GB hard
disk drive, a CD drive, and 17-inch display is valued at around $110.

NOTE For more information on recycling old hardware, flip back to Chapter 7.

Datacenter
Dell has built its datacenter efforts around efficiency and using more environmentally
friendly products.
Dell builds its Energy Smart datacenters as follows:
• By engineering products for energy efficiency
• By optimizing datacenters for specific customers
• By partnering with other industry members to drive change

NOTE We’ll talk more about datacenters in Chapter 11.
Technology
Dell’s PowerEdge line of servers were engineered to balance energy efficiency, performance,
and cost. Efficiency has been enhanced through a number of technological improvements,
including temperature-sensitive fan technology, more efficient power supplies, smaller
form-factor hard drives, and low-voltage processor options.