Despite its resemblance to state-of-the-art VCR Technology circa 1992, Lenovo's ThinkCentre A61e desktop just might knock HP's rp5700 off its pedestal and claim the crown as king of the green PCs. Like the rp5700, Lenovo's A61e touts EPEAT Gold status, exceeds the new Energy Star 4.0 standards, and has an 85 percent efficient power supply. That, and packing a 45-watt AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor, it can run off an optional solar panel; it uses as much power as the three light bulbs in the picture. Better yet, it's made of 90 percent reusable or recyclable materials. Lenovo claims replacing your energy-gulping rig with one of these can save "more than $20 a year in energy costs and the equivalent of the carbon dioxide emissions created by two round-trip plane flights from Boston to New York." All that, and the A61e is nice to your wallet as well, starting at just $399. Start recycling those bottles and cans, because the ThinkCentre A61e will be available direct from Lenovo sometime next month.

Post by Matt Safford