Dell discontinues shipping of Alienware flagship model to some US states, due to power regulation



Dell's flagship models of gaming PCs, such as the Alienware Aurora R12 and Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10, are subject to energy efficiency regulations in some states in the United States, including California, so Dell ships to those states. Turned out to be discontinued.

Dell won't ship energy-hungry PCs to California and five other US states due to power regulations • The Register
https://www.theregister.com/2021/07/26/dell_energy_pcs/

Dell Cannot Ship Alienware PCs to Certain US States Due to Power Regulations | Tom's Hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/dell-alienware-cannot-ship-to-certain-us-states

Dell halts delivery of Aurora gaming desktops in certain US territories

When I visited the Dell site from the relevant state and tried to configure and purchase the Alienware Aurora R12 or Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10, 'This product is in California, Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Vermont, Washington. Due to power consumption regulations, we cannot ship to these states. '



Dell told IT news site The Register that the discontinuation of gaming PCs to some states was due to state power regulations that came into force on July 1, 2021. ..

In 2016, the California Energy Commission applied energy-saving performance standards and decided to set an upper limit on 'the ratio of computers and monitors to power consumption' for the first time in the United States. The California Energy Commission has announced that it accounts for about 3% of total power consumption for computers and monitors, about 3% of total power consumption for homes, and about 7% of total power consumption for commercial facilities.

California applies energy-saving performance standards to PCs and monitors First in the US | Reuters
https://jp.reuters.com/article/california-energy-computers-idJPKBN1440JA

On July 1, 2021, desktop computers, thin clients , and portable game machines will also be subject to power consumption regulations, and the regulations scheduled to come into effect on December 9, 2021 will include computers with high-speed network functions. , Multi-screen notebook PCs, high refresh rate monitors, etc. will also be subject to regulation. Gaming PCs such as the Alienware Aurora R12 and Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 are likely to fall into this regulation due to their high specs and high power consumption.



A series of power consumption regulations do not cover home-built PCs at the time of writing the article, and do not regulate if you assemble a high-spec PC by yourself. On the other hand, it seems to be a big blow for manufacturers who sell PCs that have already been built.

When The Register contacted the California Energy Commission, it said, 'The regulations that will come into force on July 1, 2021 have not confirmed the existence of manufacturers that have stopped shipping to California.' that's right.

When The Register asked Acer, a PC maker competing with Dell, 'whether regulations affect the product,' an Acer spokeswoman said, 'We are currently investigating the issue.' In addition, HP did not respond to the request for comment.

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