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Old 20-04-2008, 17:51
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Default Getting rid of old PC's

I have a small collection of old PC's building up.

Obviously I don't want to take them to the local tip. However I also don't want to spend a small fortune getting rid of them.

I'm reasonably happy that I've removed any confidential data so I just want to be able to dispose of them cheaply and ethically.

Any ideas?

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I'd use Freecycle every time Mike

Your old machines will get used again - not thrown away
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Ray,

How dumb am I. I've been a member of that for ages and did not even think of it.

I suppose it's because both PC's are very old and one is definitely broken, so they felt like rubbish rather than recycleable.

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How dumb am I. I've been a member of that for ages and did not even think of it.

I suppose it's because both PC's are very old and one is definitely broken, so they felt like rubbish rather than recycleable.

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What specs are they?
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I'd vote for freecycle too.

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Yes another vote for Freecycle.
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You can still use them if you want (depending on the specs)
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When donating old computers I always remove the hard drive and take a hammer to it , that ensures there is no way to get at that confidential data!!!
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