Old PCs and PC accessories - Do you Dispose and How?

[_Cathy_]

I have a hard time disposing anything that still works - like my PC that I bought in 2004. I don't remember the specs anymore, only that it's an AMD Duron. It works most of the time



I need to clear up some space and I don't know what to do with my old PC. I want to know if I can still sell my PC. However, I cannot dispose of my PC yet until I can transfer my back up files using my old PC:



How do you dispose of Old PCs? Do you give it away? Sell it by parts or as a whole? Sell as junk?

[CoDer]

Amazing! Look at those Floppys!

[badkuk]

Not sure if HMR still buys old pcs.
Doesn't SM malls hold some sort of recycling/scrap buying thing every 1st weekend of the month?

Never did any of the above personally though. i usually just bring my stuff to the office every time they want to dispose of stuff.

[ronki]

Sa tipidpc may bumibili pa ng mga yan, considered scrap, siguro sa pc mo makaka 200-300 pesos ka pa. That is considered junk ah...ewan ko kung as a working one, pwede mo pa siguro benta 500 yan working naman hehe.

[oj88]

Up until last year, I still have my old PC-XT clones (plural) from the 80's. it's only when we moved that we decided to junk them along with old appliances and stuff.

[_Cathy_]

May prepaid dial up service pa ba ngayon? I kept my old external modem just in case my dsl fails

Still in box! hehehe

[CoDer]

^ Amazing!

Not sure kung buhay pa dial-up service ng Mozcom.

[_Cathy_]

^lol naaala ko din skyinet and infocom. I don't know what happened to my 14.4 modem na.

[ronki]

WOW, ganyan na ganyan modem ko noon, nakaka miss yung dial tone niyan hehe

[Ry_Tower]

^ Amazing!

Not sure kung buhay pa dial-up service ng Mozcom.

La na dial-up ngayon bro. hehe

DSL are pretty reliable. 3G broadband, wimax and the like yung medyo fluctuating performance.

[CoDer]

La na dial-up ngayon bro. hehe

DSL are pretty reliable. 3G broadband, wimax and the like yung medyo fluctuating performance.

I missed those days, yung tipong mag kakape ka muna for each page load/refresh.

[xninjax]

Be careful when disposing Hard Drives if it previously contains sensitive data as they can be recovered even if deleted.

Best to wipe the hard drives using secure wiping tools

[Ry_Tower]

I missed those days, yung tipong mag kakape ka muna for each page load/refresh.

Ang masakit, hindi magamit telephone. hehe

Kakaantok yung time na yun.

[12vdc]

Bili ka ng torx screwset sa ace.

Yung hardisk, kunin mo magnet ng actuator. lakas nun, pandikit ng reminders sa ref

[1D4LV]

old pcs... you can donate it to charity or public schools.
ganyan ginagawa ko.binibigay ko lang dito sa school na malapit sa amin, after wiping off the hard disk and installing linux.

[hein]

I have a hard time disposing anything that still works - like my PC that I bought in 2004. I don't remember the specs anymore, only that it's an AMD Duron. It works most of the time



I need to clear up some space and I don't know what to do with my old PC. I want to know if I can still sell my PC. However, I cannot dispose of my PC yet until I can transfer my back up files using my old PC:

How do you dispose of Old PCs? Do you give it away? Sell it by parts or as a whole? Sell as junk?

We can donate this to my poor driver.

Please PM me your address and Ill pick up all your Junk.

It is for a good cause and it will come back to you 10-fold.

Thanks in advance, Cathy.

[userfriendly]

If anyone in the forum still has working 486 motherboards with at least 5 ISA slots, I'm buying. PM me if you have them.

[CVT]

Sa amin,- practically,- "ibinibigay" namin sa mga magba-basura rito sa village na "deputized" humakot ng ganyang mga items... Old PCs, TVs, electric fans, washing machines, bread toasters, microwave ovens et al....

I am sure na mayroong ganyan o similar service inyong village.... Baka hindi mo lang alam.. Tanong ka lang sa inyong clubhouse or village administrator....

18.1K:rant:

[Horsepower]

I normally give it away to friends, poor people who can't afford it but really need it, some random stranger et cetera.

[ghosthunter]

Quickest way is to drop it off at the recycling weekend at the mall. Just check the schedule when it happens nearby your area.

The floppies disks, you can just dump them in the trash but make sure all data on them is wiped. You can use a strong magnet on them to randomize their contents. You cold recycle some into a unique keychain holder for spare keys at home. At least you can easily label them for which lock they open.

As for me, I just strip my old home PCs of usable parts (usually HDD and memory) and sell the rest to the metal buyers for it's weight.