Comparative Analysis of Carbon Footprint and Environmental Impact of Laptops

Abstract

The widespread use and mass production of desktop and laptop computers contributes to global warming. Due to the demand for increased performance and faster processing capabilities, new models of laptop computers become outdated rather quickly: a laptop's typical lifespan is between three and four years. To understand the environmental impact of different laptops from major brands, A comparative analysis is done by taking same categories (size, weight and type) laptops from different brands (Apple, HP, Dell , Microsoft, Acer, Lenovo and Asus) and compared the amount of carbon release throughout their life cycle. All the data are taken from the respective brands carbon footprint report.