the last reason why notebook computers are better than textbooks is because they are more environmentally friendly. Four billons trees worldwide are chopped down yearly for paper, notebooks and workbooks. An example is that “Indonesia extinguished half of its rain forests in these few decades" That is a lot of trees resulting in less and less oxygen yearly. If we do not stop this problem, a long time from now, we will not have any oxygen left. Notebook computers do not require trees as the textbooks requires many trees. It is a major issue of how any trees we chop down a year. Notebook computers do not require trees as the textbooks requires many trees. It is a major issue of how any trees we chop down a year.