Let’s say, one is in need of a replacement of its PC (something went horribly wrong with it, exploded or something), would it be more “permacomputable” to replace it with a new Raspberry Pi (as a daily driver of course), or a used PC?
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I would go for a Pi - it has a power draw that is tiny compared to used PCs from previous ages. It is likely that the difference is significant (e.g. 150 W vs. 5 W).
Power consumption is especially relevant for servers, less so for computers used for brief periods of time.
permacomputing tends to be much more about the software than the hardware.
Always get the four freedoms first https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html