[Tfug] OT: discarded laptops

[Mark Ross]

RISE recycles computers but I've had terrible luck with them. They provide a short warranty so I would spend that time running stress tests, cycle heat through the MOBO/CPU/GPU to see if anything fails. They say they test the things but they overcharge for the quality of things they put on the floor. I've also had to dust them out and put new thermal paste.

mross
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On September 12, 2017 7:16:23 AM MST, Caiser <hacking at caiser.net> wrote:
>Re: the discarded laptops:
>
>This isn't exactly what you're looking for, but have you tried
>Craigslist?
>They often have older laptops listed there for sale, and sometimes
>they're
>broken and/or partially stripped down. Very cheap, usually.
>
>-Caiser
>
>On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 4:44 AM, Linux Media <linuxmedia2 at aim.com>
>wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Does anyone know of a place that has discarded laptops. I say
>'discarded'
>> because being that I run Linux, I don't need a fully functioning
>laptop
>> where some refurbish center is going to charge me for installing
>Windows
>> and matching it up with a slow hard drive. I have a hard drive and 2
>> universal power supplies, so I may not even need a power supply. My
>dying
>> laptop may even have the necessary ram. I would even buy a laptop
>without a
>> battery.
>>
>> There was a used store in Tucson a few years ago where they had
>simple
>> laptops with various configurations. Because they were a thrift store
>and
>> weren't an actual computer refurbishing center, I just paid for the
>basic
>> laptop and put the rest together myself. In fact, I bought two of the
>same
>> model and they have served me well for years.
>>
>> I could buy on ebay, but I would love to show up with my universal
>power
>> supply and look at BIOS's and see what's there and possibly buy
>several of
>> the same model for spare parts. Besides, it's nice to walk away with
>> something on the same day instead of missing the UPS guy and having
>to
>> chase him around.
>>
>> Alternatively, if anyone has an old laptop or partially stripped down
>> laptop to sell I would be up for checking it out. My needs are
>minimal so
>> don't need anything too powerful.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Rocco
>>
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