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The problem with electronic devices vs the environment is - 1. obsolesce, and 2. durability. The more the equipment gets churned, the worse for the environment. That's why I'm trying to learn Linux. A EEE PC Atom processor is enough CPU, for just about anything of importance. Vista, for example, takes more resources that an complete working computer did 10 years ago. And that's just to boot, not to do anything! The computer of 10 years ago did word processor, spreadsheet, internet, games of the period, even SD video, with less resources than Vista by itself.
Look at E-ink book readers. When the li-ion battery goes, most likely it'll become junk because there won't be a replacement battery. Same for most portable devices.
Me, I'm looking forward for the new NorhTech x86 portable computer. Cheap, modular and you can get it run on AA batteries, which means it'll live until the screen gives out....maybe several decades...
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