Dell has announced plans to switch all of the laptop displays the company produces to LEDs, in order to provide the greenest computer technology possible. Starting Dec. 15, the Dell Latitude family of laptops will be the first switched over to the greener light source as a standard feature. Dell will make the transition one line at a time, and expects that 80 percent of its laptops will use LEDs by the end of 2009. The conversion should be entirely complete by the end of 2010.

In tests, Dell has demonstrated that its 15-inch LED display consumes an average of 43 percent less power at maximum brightness. The company estimates that customers with LED displays can save a combined $20 million and 220 million kilowatt-hours by the end of 2011.

"Our customers have made it clear that they want the greenest technology possible," Jeff Clarke, the senior vice president of Dell Product Group, said during the company’s mobility summit in Monte Carlo. "As an industry, we can shape the future of green innovation and significantly reduce the carbon footprint associated with mobile computing. Dell is committed to leading the transition to energy-efficient LED technology."

Dell says it is committed to becoming the greenest technology company on the planet. In August, Dell was able to announce that it had met its goals for carbon-neutrality five months ahead of schedule.

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