Article by Preetam Kaushik
Published on Apr 15, 2009
Laptops do create carbon footprints, consuming electrical power and contributing to ecological problems such as dumping of toxic components. There are some simple ways of making the entire laptop experience more eco-friendly.
Laptops have gained mass popularity across global markets, as their utility remains unargued and user-related convenience has been maximized. However, one aspect of laptop technology that is under skepticism is its eco-friendliness. Laptops do create carbon footprints, consuming electrical power and contributing to ecological problems such as dumping of toxic components. There are some simple ways of making the entire laptop experience more eco-friendly:
Choosing the Right Display
One way of making a laptop more environment-compatible is by using LCD displays. LCD or Liquid Crystal Display is known to consume considerably lesser power than a conventional display due the presence of a better technology - fluorescent backlighting. Now, efforts are being made to further improve upon the performance of laptops by popularizing models with Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs).
However, the difference between a LCD and LED display is not substantial and the real improvement would be the introduction of the much-anticipated Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs). The OLED technology is already in use in the form of cell phone displays and uses significantly lesser power than either LCD or LED displays. However, the challenge lies in creating OLEDs in a cost-efficient manner, as laptop screens are much bigger than those used in mobile phones.
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