Ideas for semi-borken laptop I cant keep?

markhod · 05-30-2004, 05:25 PM

Hi,

I have a semi-working laptop (floppy and battery dont work). As I am moving overseas and have way too much crap to take I need to dispose of it. I kind of think it is environmentally unfriendly to throw it in the bin. Any ideas on what I can do? eg is there a way to recyle computers or do you think I can even sell it given the battery is not working (its not the battery itself). Or do charities take them?

Thanks,

Mark

XavierP · 05-30-2004, 06:16 PM

Hand it over to a charity shop (after making sure the hd is wiped) or sell it and say what's wrong with it. There may be someone with the same laptop who has a working floppy/battery but the alptop is borked.

SocialEngineer · 05-30-2004, 07:32 PM

It's still useable - I get my laptops on Ebay, sell it there. Replacement floppy drives aren't hard to get ahold of, and I don't use my batteries much on my laptops.

pepsi · 05-30-2004, 07:59 PM

give it to charity claim it against your taxs

dave_starsky · 05-31-2004, 04:03 PM

I know that in UK/Europe they are trying to recycle more computers/TVs etc. So I'm sure there is somewhere that you can take it to have it recycled

flamah · 06-01-2004, 10:38 PM

where abouts do u live? i would buy it (if the price is right)

markhod · 06-01-2004, 10:54 PM

I live in San Francisco. Are you anywhere near here?

Mark

flamah · 06-02-2004, 05:07 PM

no im not, - but - if you could tell me how much u want for it - and how much shipping would be to the UK - then if i could aford it - i will pay for shipping as well - but i would need a total figure.

Darren

markhod · 06-03-2004, 12:35 PM

Hi,

How would this work though. If I send a laptop how do I know you will send the money. And from your point of view if you send money how do you know I will send you a laptop! Is there a way around this issue?

Thanks,

Mark

Aussie · 06-03-2004, 06:00 PM

This is not ebay.
Closed.