California is a place where alcohol is prohibited.So far, the state has banned large-capacity magazines, plastic straws, disposable plastic bags, and even Burning trash can The City of San Francisco has banned Happy Meals.
Americans know that California likes to ban all types of happiness and progress. Therefore, it is not surprising that the state passed new regulations that effectively banned Dell’s new top gaming PCs. reason? New technologies use too much energy. Yes, highly advanced personal computers cannot be sold in California-the state has the world’s fifth largest economy and the center of the technology industry-because it consumes a lot of electricity.
California is not the only ban. Dell announced on Tuesday It was forced to suspend sales of its new Alienware Aurora R12 and R10 gaming PC configurations in California, Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Vermont and Washington.
When trying to configure one of these systems, a bold red warning message appears, reminding buyers that their order will not be honored if the destination is in one of the affected states.This was first discovered by independent content creator Marie Oakes Emphasized disclaimer on Twitter.
“Due to the power consumption regulations adopted by California, Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Vermont or Washington, this product cannot be shipped to these states. Any orders for these states will be cancelled,” the source said.
Aurora R12 and R10 are built around the latest generation of Intel and AMD processors. The former uses the 11th generation Core Rocket Lake CPU and the latter uses Zen 3 based Ryzen 5000 series chips.
Dell acknowledged that California’s restrictions have made it difficult to sell technologically advanced systems, and it appears that more energy restrictions will soon stifle the personal computer industry.
“Yes, this is driven by the California Energy Commission’s (CEC) Tier 2 implementation, which defines mandatory performance and efficiency standards for personal computers (including desktops, AIOs, and mobile gaming systems). This is already in July 2021. Effective on 1st. Alienware Aurora R10 and R12 have partial configurations that are the only affected systems among Dell and Alienware,” Dell said.
More regulations will be introduced soon. On December 9, 2021, Tier 2 requirements will be extended to “computers with high-speed network capabilities, multi-screen notebooks, notebooks with periodic behavior, and displays with high refresh rates.”
For a country that actually invented the technology industry, how advanced this is.
