And don't forget the issues of mining/refining the rare earths and other minerals used to make the components in the first place. Beside the environmental issue

And don't forget the issues of mining/refining the rare earths and other minerals used to make the components in the first place. Beside the environmental issues, there's the way they are implicated in crimes in places like Congo. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/opinion/27kristof.html?src=me&ref=general http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/opinion/27kristof.html?src...