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Sisanda kuwe ukwaziswa ngokuningiliziwe mayelana nesinqumo se-Apple esiyimpikiswano sokuphuca amalaptop ayo angama-39, amadeskithophu kanye nabaqaphi besitifiketi esihlonishwayo semvelo se-EPEAT. Asikho isidingo sokuphinda izizathu nemiphumela ecatshangwayo. Igagasi lokugxekwa nokucasuka okuvela emphakathini jikelele kwaphoqa abaphathi be-Apple ukuthi bacabange, futhi umphumela waba ushintsho oluphelele esimweni sengqondo sale nhlangano yaseCalifornia.

Kwabaningi, isitifiketi "esiluhlaza" siyisici esibaluleke kakhulu. Njengoba ngishilo esihlokweni esandulele, i-EPEAT futhi ibiyisihluthulelo sokuthi i-Apple ibuse umkhakha wezemfundo yaseMelika kanye neziphathimandla zikahulumeni, zombuso noma zikamasipala. Lezi zimo ziphoqe abamele i-Apple ukuthi bakhiphe umbiko kwabezindaba ezinsukwini ezimbili ngemuva kokukhishwa kwemikhiqizo engama-39 ohlelweni lwe-EPEAT. I-Apple izama ukukholisa umphakathi ukuthi ukuhoxa ku-EPEAT akusho lutho nokuthi inqubomgomo yenkampani yezemvelo ayishintshi nganoma iyiphi indlela.

I-Apple inendlela ebanzi yokuvikela imvelo futhi yonke imikhiqizo yethu ihlangabezana nezindinganiso eziqinile, okuqinisekiswa umklomelo we-Energy Star 5.2 ovela kuhulumeni wase-US ngokuqondile. Sishicilela ngokwethembeka lonke ulwazi mayelana nokukhishwa kwesisi esibamba ukushisa kuyo yonke imikhiqizo yethu kuwebhusayithi yethu. Imikhiqizo ye-Apple iphinde ivelele kwezinye izindawo ezibalulekile zokuvikela imvelo i-EPEAT engacabangi, njengokususwa ngokuphelele kwezinto ezinobuthi.

Kodwa-ke, izenzakalo zashintsha kakhulu, futhi ngoLwesihlanu, Julayi 13, kwashicilelwa incwadi evulekile lapho uBob Mansfield, iPhini Likamongameli we-Hardware Engineering, evuma iphutha futhi ememezela ukubuya esitifiketini.

Muva nje sizwile kumakhasimende nabalandeli abaningi abathembekile mayelana nokuphoxeka kwabo ngokuthi imikhiqizo yethu ikhishiwe kumarejista e-EPEAT. Ngiyavuma kube yiphutha. Kusukela namuhla, yonke imikhiqizo ye-Apple efanelekile izophinde ibe nesitifiketi se-EPEAT.

Kubalulekile ukukhombisa ukuthi ukuzibophezela kwethu ekuvikeleni imvelo akukaze kuguquke futhi kusenamandla njengakuqala. I-Apple yenza imikhiqizo ehambisana kakhulu nemvelo embonini yabo. Eqinisweni, amaqembu onjiniyela be-Apple abesebenza kanzima ngokumangalisayo ohlangothini oluluhlaza lwemikhiqizo yethu, futhi ingxenye enkulu yenqubekelaphambili yethu ingaphezu kwemibandela edingekayo ukuze uthole isitifiketi se-EPEAT.

Isibonelo, i-Apple isiphenduke umsunguli ekususeni ubuthi obuyingozi njenge-brominated flame retardants kanye ne-polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Yithina kuphela inkampani ebika ngokugcwele ukukhishwa kwesisi esibamba ukushisa kuyo yonke imikhiqizo yayo, kucatshangelwa wonke umjikelezo wempilo yomkhiqizo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, sizama ukukhawulela ukusetshenziswa kwamapulasitiki ngangokunokwenzeka ukuze sivune izinto ezingase zisetshenziswe kabusha futhi ezihlala isikhathi eside.

Senza amakhompyutha awonga kakhulu emhlabeni futhi lonke uhla lwethu luhlangabezana nezinga eliqinile le-ENERGY STAR 5.2. Ubudlelwano bethu neqembu le-EPEAT buye baba ngcono nakakhulu ngenxa yokuhlangenwe nakho kwethu kwakamuva futhi sesivele sibheke phambili ekusebenzisaneni okwengeziwe. Umgomo wethu, ngokubambisana ne-EPEAT, kuzoba ukuthuthukisa nokuqinisa izinga le-IEEE 1680.1, okusekelwe kulo sonke isitifiketi. Uma izinga lipheleliswa futhi kwengezwa ezinye izindlela ezibalulekile zokuthola isitifiketi, lo mklomelo wemvelo uzoba namandla nenani elengeziwe.

Ithimba lethu liyaziqhenya ngokwenza imikhiqizo wonke umuntu angaziqhenya ngokuba nayo futhi ayisebenzise.

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U-Bob Mansfield usanda kumemezela inhloso yakhe yokuthatha umhlalaphansi. Uzothathelwa indawo u-Dan Riccio, i-VP yamanje ye-iPad.

Umthombo: 9to5Mac.com
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