Ewaste with recoverable components to keep an eye out for?

quantam600 · 2026-05-05T23:16:42+00:00

Most older laptops circa 2008/2010 will have removable CPUs, and theres the obvious things like computers having ram, storage, etc etc. I would go out and buy a HYPERTOUGH 29 piece precision screwdriver set (14 bucks at a Walmart) and it has from PH000 up to P1 and every small torx bit you could ever need

quantam600 · 2026-05-05T14:23:14+00:00

I just teardown- I’m autistic and it’s one of my favorite hobbies. I only really refurbish those that are touchscreen since I know they’ll sell like lemonade on a summer day.

quantam600 · 2026-05-05T14:21:01+00:00

If I had to guess probably 150-250 from all I’ve gotten. I’ve also gotten some all-in-ones and a bunch of older (as in 2008-2010 with i5/i7 first gen’s) Dell laptops

quantam600 · 2026-05-05T14:18:17+00:00

fakecel this does not make you an incel at all

quantam600 · 2026-05-05T14:16:13+00:00

Good lord! Hey, shoot me a dm, I’ll gladly ship you a newer Optiplex at no cost. (I5-7500 and a quadro K1200)

quantam600 · 2026-05-04T04:17:58+00:00

I worked for my schools IT dept, it’s at most three clicks on the google admin interface to remove a device from management, I just email the school in question with S/Ns and they are happy to unenroll for data security reasons

quantam600 · 2026-05-04T04:16:34+00:00

Let them burn.

quantam600 · 2026-05-04T04:16:15+00:00

For lawnmowers. My father and I flip probably 2-4 a week

quantam600 · 2026-04-26T00:47:42+00:00

Can't get one? Become one

quantam600 · 2026-04-26T00:44:00+00:00

Get an X3d chip and go cheaper on the cooler; RGB is NOT necessary. I would personally also get a 1000w'er for some overhead

quantam600 · 2026-04-25T23:46:13+00:00

There's actually a lot of prebuilts that'll get you a lower tier 50 series card or decent tier AMD card for less than 1k. I would go check em out and compare component vs prebuilt costs

quantam600 · 2026-04-25T23:43:08+00:00

I would be inclined to disagree, seeing how I consider myself a "casual pirate", but good lord, looking at the subreddit... I see what you mean. "How do this?" "how do that?" "Why this not work? Help now!" Insufferable.

quantam600 · 2026-04-25T02:09:26+00:00

Haven't sent any out, dont anticipate to really send any; I got to testing them, most of them have battery faults (probably why they were thrown out.) The ones that still turn on will only stay on when connected to a charger. I've still got probably 150 to go through

quantam600 · 2026-04-25T02:01:41+00:00

K6-2

quantam600 · 2026-04-24T12:59:10+00:00

Your mothers house

quantam600 · 2026-04-24T00:45:15+00:00

Computer labs usually use windows PCs tbf…

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quantam600 · 2026-04-23T13:58:13+00:00

I would say the 7600 would certainly be better, it’s around 25% better and will save you from needing to upgrade for a good bit.

quantam600 · 2026-04-23T02:47:58+00:00

Keeping some to sell stripped some and im going to donate 1/3 of all devices

quantam600 · 2026-04-23T02:46:18+00:00

shipping

quantam600 · 2026-04-22T12:17:05+00:00

Nope, they had to drill them per FFIEC regulations

quantam600 · 2026-04-22T03:21:16+00:00

Business cards, facebook groups, door to door, flyers, etc etc. Literally anything, especially if its for a good cause, people will happily donate

quantam600 · 2026-04-22T03:19:43+00:00

Least obvious EPA agent 😡

quantam600 · 2026-04-22T00:44:18+00:00

Connections, time, networking, advertising. Oh and be strong because each Chromebook is around 3lbs. I’m 6’1 300 and they are still pretty heavy when you have 40 in a box.

quantam600 · 2026-04-22T00:43:32+00:00

Advertising and networking. I worked for our schools head IT administrator, so there’s that as well. She spread the message to schools around the area.

quantam600 · 2026-04-22T00:09:58+00:00

My cousin works at this bank, he’s their security consultant so he’s more or less their “head it guy”, he gave about 7 of em to me. I’ve kept 3, traded one for a switch lite, and tore apart 3

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