I have an old laptop that I’d like to get rid of. I’ve repurposed its SSD and RAM. It has an HDD on it, but it’s so old, that it probably shouldn’t be used anymore. A screw doesn’t fit properly, so the chassis is a bit bumpy on one corner. But it works just fine. (Has an 8th gen i7 in it.)

I already have home-servers etc., so I just want to get rid of it. What’s the most ethical way of doing it?

I’m currently living somewhere in southern USA, if that’s relevant.

  • ѕєχυαℓ ρσℓутσρєOP
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    19 hours ago

    Thanks. Yeah, I would take the HDD of course. I don’t know if I’ll take it apart, but definitely not giving it away lol.

    Also, in case someone wants the rest of the machine for any reason, I’m happy to send it over if they just pay for shipping.

      • ѕєχυαℓ ρσℓутσρєOP
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        19 hours ago

        I guess I can try facebook marketplace. But then I’ll have to reactivate my account. The local food pantry does keep some hardware. (I once found a VGA cable there lol.) I’ll talk to them to see if they’ll accept it in this condition.

        • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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          18 hours ago

          Without ram it’s almost cruel to donate it to places that have no clue wtf to do with it. Many will just chuck it because “it doesn’t work”

          But an 8th gen i7 is good enough that plenty of people would be interested for the right place. List it for cheap on something like FB Marketplace. Don’t offer it for free on there.