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Title: High-End PC's Banned from 6 U.S. States Post by: pacman000 on August 05, 2021, 08:16:25 AM https://nichegamer.com/2021/07/27/high-end-gaming-pcs-banned-in-six-us-states-after-california-energy-bill-limits-sales-on-high-performance-pcs/
To combat energy consumption. I don't really know what to say here... Title: Re: High-End PC's Banned from 6 U.S. States Post by: Rev. Powell on August 05, 2021, 08:49:11 AM I wonder if those machines are mainly used in Bitcoin mining rather than by actual gamers.
I think that model may show up here: https://www.techradar.com/best/mining-rigs (https://www.techradar.com/best/mining-rigs) Title: Re: High-End PC's Banned from 6 U.S. States Post by: pacman000 on August 05, 2021, 09:19:27 AM Apparently, the law has something to do with how much energy the PCs use in sleep mode.
Title: Re: High-End PC's Banned from 6 U.S. States Post by: Alex on August 05, 2021, 10:52:17 AM A few years ago a ban on hoovers over a certain wattage came into place in the EU for similar reasons.
Title: Re: High-End PC's Banned from 6 U.S. States Post by: LilCerberus on August 05, 2021, 11:11:14 AM :buggedout:
Title: Re: High-End PC's Banned from 6 U.S. States Post by: RCMerchant on August 05, 2021, 01:16:42 PM I guess it's a good thing I can't afford a high-end computer!
Title: Re: High-End PC's Banned from 6 U.S. States Post by: Trevor on August 05, 2021, 01:25:51 PM I guess it's a good thing I can't afford a high-end computer! Agreed: I have a very old laptop PC (backup) which is heavy as anything, stores battery power for about half a day and still has Minesweeper on it, as well as this new thing called a CD optical drive :buggedout: :wink: Title: Re: High-End PC's Banned from 6 U.S. States Post by: pacman000 on August 06, 2021, 01:45:51 PM I didn't realize it, but new PCs don't have Minesweeper, do they? That's kinda sad.
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