Old Laptop - How Do I Get Rid of It

[suzyq]

I've heard everything from get a big magnet, lose the hard drive, remove the battery among other things.

Best Buy will get rid of it for a fee.  My old lap top is sitting in a corner collecting dust. 

Thanks for any suggestions.

[Coopmv]

I've heard everything from get a big magnet, lose the hard drive, remove the battery among other things.

Best Buy will get rid of it for a fee.  My old lap top is sitting in a corner collecting dust. 

Thanks for any suggestions.

I heard there are a number of recyle programs out there and BB is not the only one ...

[DavidRoss]

Donate it to a worthy cause.  See http://www.computerswithcauses.org/

Wipe the hard drive first with something like Active @ kill disk.

[XB-70 Valkyrie]

Rip off the keyboard, take out the network card, the hard drive, all but 32Gb storage capacity, and the card and USB slots. Then uninstall the OS, and the software. Then slap an apple sticker on it and sell on eBay as an iPad for $699. (OH yes, and tell folks that if they try to modify it they will roast in hell for eternity.)

[DavidRoss]

Rip off the keyboard, take out the network card, the hard drive, all but 32Gb storage capacity, and the card and USB slots. Then uninstall the OS, and the software. Then slap an apple sticker on it and sell on eBay as an iPad for $699. (OH yes, and tell folks that if they try to modify it they will roast in hell for eternity.)

ROFL

Mencken was right.

[Scarpia]

Rip off the keyboard, take out the network card, the hard drive, all but 32Gb storage capacity, and the card and USB slots. Then uninstall the OS, and the software. Then slap an apple sticker on it and sell on eBay as an iPad for $699. (OH yes, and tell folks that if they try to modify it they will roast in hell for eternity.)

People will spot it out as a fake iPad unless you disable Adobe Flash, so it can't display 95% of the video on the web.

[Keemun]

I've heard everything from get a big magnet, lose the hard drive, remove the battery among other things.

Best Buy will get rid of it for a fee.  My old lap top is sitting in a corner collecting dust. 

Thanks for any suggestions.

A sure way to make sure nobody can recover your information is to remove the hard drive and smash it to pieces with a sledge hammer.  I did this last summer for a desktop computer I was getting rid of.  It's a lot of fun, just be sure to wear safety glasses or goggles so you don't get a screw or scrap metal in your eye. 

[Scarpia]

A sure way to make sure nobody can recover your information is to remove the hard drive and smash it to pieces with a sledge hammer.  I did this last summer for a desktop computer I was getting rid of.  It's a lot of fun, just be sure to wear safety glasses or goggles so you don't get a screw or scrap metal in your eye. 

You might find it more interesting to take it apart and see what's inside.

[MN Dave]

A sure way to make sure nobody can recover your information is to remove the hard drive and smash it to pieces with a sledge hammer.  I did this last summer for a desktop computer I was getting rid of.  It's a lot of fun, just be sure to wear safety glasses or goggles so you don't get a screw or scrap metal in your eye. 

What did you do with the pieces?   

[eyeresist]

A sure way to make sure nobody can recover your information is to remove the hard drive and smash it to pieces with a sledge hammer.  I did this last summer for a desktop computer I was getting rid of.

That still won't stop Them from reassembling it and owning your soul.

[mahler10th]

I'd go with our resident tea expert, Keemun.
Get the drive out and smash it to smithereens.

Smithereens.  Nice word that.

[Keemun]

You might find it more interesting to take it apart and see what's inside.

Nah, too much work. 

What did you do with the pieces?   

I sent the whole thing to the trash dump.   

That still won't stop Them from reassembling it and owning your soul.

It would be mighty difficult to spin and read a smashed hard disk. 

[Catison]

Make a media server out of it.

[suzyq]

Thanks everyone for your suggestions - hope no-one is snowed in - as I write this, it's not snowing in NY - I'm pretty sure we'll get our share.

[drogulus]

Thanks everyone for your suggestions - hope no-one is snowed in - as I write this, it's not snowing in NY - I'm pretty sure we'll get our share.

     I'm not snewed in.