

Core i5-1245U SKUs are also available, but the QHD+ panel is fixed for the 2-in-1 form factor. Our test unit with the Core i7-1265U CPU, 16 GB of soldered RAM, QHD+ 1600p touchscreen, and 512 GB NVMe SSD can be found online for approximately $2700 USD. There are some other upgrades as well that we'll go over in the review, but the chassis design remains unchanged and so most of our existing comments on the Latitude 9420 2-in-1 also apply here for the Latitude 9430 2-in-1. The latest model incorporates Intel 12th gen Alder Lake-U CPUs to replace the 11th gen Tiger Lake-U options on the Latitude 9420 2-in-1.
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The California Energy Commission, which wrote the new standards, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.After having fully refreshed the series last year with the Latitude 9420 2-in-1, this year's Latitude 9430 2-in-1 is a relatively minor step forward for the series. In addition to California, Dell will no longer ship the products to customers in Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Vermont and Washington state. Residential computers and computer monitors account for up to 2.9 percent of the electricity consumption in the most populous U.S. The state has said the new standards will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change and will also lower electricity bills for consumers.

The Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 gaming desktop, which is among the affected products, costs $1,819.99, according to Dell's website.Ĭalifornia's toughened efficiency regulations for computers went into effect on July 1. The affected models contained graphics processing units from Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD.O) and Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O), along with central processors from AMD and Intel Corp (INTC.O).

It did not give details on why specific models did not meet energy standards, what it planned to change and or when new models would be introduced. Dell said it planned to have new models and configurations that "will meet or exceed these regulations, in line with our long-term focus to address energy and emissions."
