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Can't Sell a Dell Gaming Computer in Calf. - Uses too Much Juice
July 28, 2021, 09:05 AM
mcrimmCan't Sell a Dell Gaming Computer in Calf. - Uses too Much Juice
From the Daily News:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sc...-PCs-California.htmlYep, We want those electric cars and trucks but a Dell computer could put our mission in jeopardy.
Am I missing something here?
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When you have no future, you live in the past. " Sycamore Row" by John Grisham July 28, 2021, 09:50 AM
WoodmanSo . . . if I
move to California, and bring my Dell, would I be considered a "personal gaming computer importer", merely having to register it? And then, in time if I wanted to sell it, I could do so in a FTF transaction at my neighborhood state-licensed Power Appliances Retailer?
July 28, 2021, 09:54 AM
radiomanI'm somewhat familiar with the Cali requirements.
I was under the impression that they just needed a low power operating mode. The computer need not run in that mode all the time, but it has to be there. Simple stuff to have the mode available, and then let the users put it in full power mode when they want to do full on gaming.
But my information is about 6 years old --- the laws do change.
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July 28, 2021, 09:57 AM
smschulzAssault Computers.
July 28, 2021, 09:58 AM
architectMy understanding was that they were OK to possess, as long as you didn't insert any high-capacity thumb drives, (if you are reading this in California, look away now) expose yourself to lead, or visit any hate speech websites.
July 28, 2021, 10:11 AM
nhracecraftYOU are NOT permitted to possess a WOPR! It's a 'Weapon of War' Don't Cha Know...
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July 28, 2021, 10:32 AM
GraniteguyDoes the serial number on your hard drive match that of your display screen and keyboard? Oh wait - wrong Agency.
July 28, 2021, 11:02 AM
OKCGeneNext thing they'll be banning large capacity condoms.
Those little california pricks!
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July 28, 2021, 11:17 AM
corsairOH my, more regulation and prohibition from The Betters in Sacramento, did people think such restrictions would be limited to firearms and automobiles?
Not limited to just CA
Dell won't ship energy-hungry PCs to California and five other US states due to power regulations quote:
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Customers seeking to purchase, for example, an Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Gaming Desktop from Dell's website and have it shipped to California are now presented with a message that tells buyers they're out of luck.
"This product cannot be shipped to the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Vermont or Washington due to power consumption regulations adopted by those states," the website says. "Any orders placed that are bound for those states will be canceled."
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July 28, 2021, 12:14 PM
Rey HRHsounds like a great opportunity for somebody.
"It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946.
July 28, 2021, 12:53 PM
radiomanIt's all kind of dumb when one considers that All those heated swimming pools in Hollywood, Palm Springs and Beverly Hills take way more energy to heat than these computers use.
But that said, HVAC has always been the big consumer of electricity overall for retail customers. Gaming computers, not so much.
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July 28, 2021, 01:19 PM
sigcrazy7California.
Wants to ban your SUV, but is okay with drive-thru. Wants to limit your power usage, but is okay with swimming pools and hot tubs. Wants to force increased fuel mileage, but raises the speed limit to 70. Claims the little person matters, but releases water reserves to the ocean to save a non-indigenous fish, killing farm jobs.
It's always been about control, not the outcome they claim.
Demand not that events should happen as you wish; but wish them to happen as they do happen, and you will go on well. -Epictetus July 28, 2021, 02:01 PM
mbinkyLol those rolling blackouts won't matter after they ban the rest of the electronic devices. You don't need power for your Alienware gaming abacus
July 28, 2021, 02:04 PM
CabellocabezaHard to see how this law will actually be enforced?
July 28, 2021, 02:12 PM
drill sgtWelcome to Commifornia. It is about control of the masses. They will get the little people to turn on their neighbors to turn them in to the Authorities. But the elete will somehow be exempt from the rules. ....................... drill sgt.
July 28, 2021, 02:13 PM
cslingerWhat’s hilarious is the law uses a similar “RPG point system” to the proposed brace thing.
Sigh bizarro world I tell you.
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July 28, 2021, 02:18 PM
trapper189I can’t have a gas can that works, a dishwasher that cleans and dries dishes in under 4 hours, a $.50 100w light bulb, a normal clothes washing machine, an AC or refrigerator that lasts more than 10 years, a diesel truck that gets 20mpg or a 9.9hp outboard that weighs 50lbs instead of 100lbs, but at least I can have a 125w CPU and 250w GPU. Suck it California and Oregon and Vermont and Washington and Colorado and Hawaii! You guys don’t know what freedom we have in our non-commie states!
July 28, 2021, 02:20 PM
monoblokSo...that report insinuates that by 2040 the continued proliferation of "gaming rigs" and their ever increasing power needs will eat up all of the available electricity production of the planet. Not that most gaming rigs are actually used for gaming even these days.
Blame it on cryptocurrency. It's all Dogecoin's and Elon's fault. And the reason why I STILL can't find a nice GPU for sale anywhere for normal money.
-MG
July 28, 2021, 02:32 PM
jbcummingsThat just makes me want to go out and buy an Alien Ware gaming PC!
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July 28, 2021, 02:40 PM
sigmonkeyIts 5 states.
If you order, it will be cancelled.
California, Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington.
Tip of the, well, it's not an iceberg...
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