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Zonbu Missouri

Zonbu's rental computer is an energy-efficient Linux-based mini-PC.

Local Companies

Z3 Technologies
(913) 738-4025
814 E. Main St., #215
Kansas City, MO
Juniper Networks, Inc.
(913) 780-2213
7500 College Blvd., 5th Fl.
Overland Park, MO
Missouri Office Systems & Supplies, Inc.
(816) 761-5152
13010 White Ave., Ste. D
Kansas City, MO
Americom Computer Systems Inc
314-894-1154
100 Green Park Industrial Ct
St. Louis, MO
Diamond Computers
(816) 918-5397
15814 E US HWY 24
Independence, MO
Link Light Consulting
816-678-5435
406B East Bannister Road
Kansas City, MO
A Computer Repair St Louis Net-Net Tech LLC
314-563-0002
1001 Craig Rd
St. Louis, MO
MegaForce
(913) 402-0800
12880 Metcalf Ave
Kansas City, MO
Advanced Clustering Technologies
(913) 643-0300
1100 W. Cambridge Cir. Dr., Ste. 300
Kansas City, MO
Brickwall Security LLC
(816) 674-5355
9721 Appleton
Kansas City, MO

If you want a no-fuss, green alternative to a standard PC, consider Zonbu's Linux-based Energy Star 4.0 and EPEAT Gold-rated mini-PC. A preproduction unit we tested was very efficient--but you don't add software to it or store most files locally.

You essentially rent the Zonbu, paying $99 down plus $13 per month for 25GB of online storage. Fifteen dollars per month gets you 50GB of storage, and $20 gets you 100GB. The only internal storage is a 4GB Compact Flash card. Plus, Zonbu is a closed system. The company, not you, is the administrator of your box. It preloads open-source photo, productivity, music, and other applications, and pushes out all software and OS updates automatically. That's low-maintenance, but also limiting.

While idling, the Zonbu consumed only 9.6 watts of power. It felt slow when starting up, but not while running its Linux-based applications. Zonbu's CEO, Gregoire Gentil, says that's because it uses an energy-optimized Linux kernel and applications designed for it.

Zonbu purchases carbon offsets so it can say that its PC is the first "zero-emissions computer." (Companies aim to compensate for or "offset" their greenhouse gas emissions by funding environmental projects that reduce them.)

Whether you believe in carbon offsets or not, you can feel good about the Zonbu's low power consumption. And when you're done with your unit, the company will recycle it responsibly.

Narasu Rebbapragada

Featured Local Company

Z3 Technologies

9137384025
814 E. Main St., #215
Kansas City, MO
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