Getting the newest high-tech device can often be considered a need, but deep down is definitely a want. Purchasing the newest, quickest electronics can be so exciting, but is it worth the environmental impact? Is it worth it when, “Making a phone accounts for 85–95 percent of its annual carbon footprint because manufacturing its electronics and mining the metals that go into them is energy-intensive” (Patel). We never “need” the newest technology. Having something that works is all we need and while have the latest of the latest certainly is exciting, it becomes less exciting when we look at the science.