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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    6 months 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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    6 months 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.

  • ѕєχυαℓ ρσℓутσρєOP
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    6 months ago

    I have opened some before, but every single time, I’m just kind of awestruck that this thing actually works. It’s such a delicate dance of these rapidly moving components, it’s hard to even comprehend. SSDs are much much simpler in comparison.

  • StrayceEnglish
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    6 months ago

    I don’t know about your specific area, but there are charities and nonprofits that take old hardware, refurb it and give or sell for cheap to disadvantaged folks. I guess there’s less need for them these days now that everyone has a phone, but there might be say, students that need one for typing stuff up, unemployed that need to write job applications, etc.