>Older computers almost always use more electricity than newer ones, I don't see how this is a real thing. The vast majority of energy needed for computers is

>Older computers almost always use more electricity than newer ones, I don't see how this is a real thing. The vast majority of energy needed for computers is in the manufacturing. As [1] shows, the embodied energy in laptops has stayed largely constant over the last decade. The best thing you can do for the environment is to keep using an old laptop instead of throwing it out and replacing it, even if the new laptop draws fewer watts from the wall. [1] https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2020/12/how-and-why-i-stopped-buying-new-laptops.html https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2020/12/how-and-why-i-stoppe...