With power draw alone and our addiction to technology that stronger every day can computers really be environmentally friendly. For years people touted the fact that we were going to be a "paperless" society, but the legal system requires hard copies of everything to prove due diligence. There are the materials used to produce computers, many of which are toxic in the environment.
This last fact is what many computer manufacturers are looking at to "green" up the computer industry. Companies like Mac are using recycled plastics and metals for their housing, using lower energy computer chips, so fans are no longer necessary. But these eco alternatives are inaccessible to the average Joe. Mac books typically cost up to twice as much as a PC alternative, many of the other computers are being sold solely to businesses. While affluent people and businesses have the free capital to invest in this movement, for the average individual, this is still far out of reach.
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