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Thread ID: 124314 2012-04-18 06:47:00 Anyone know a good place to get free computers?? ChazTheGeek (16619) PC World Chat
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1270729 2012-04-18 06:47:00 I am always on the lookout for free computers and hardware people are chucking out. I was wondering if you people know any good places where they might be throwing out old computers. I don't expect anything fancy though :badpc:. Any ideas would be appreciated. :cool: ChazTheGeek (16619)
1270730 2012-04-18 08:36:00 Our local Dump has a electronic recycling container, its always got a few old ones in there. Generally I add about a dozen at a time to the pile :) wainuitech (129)
1270731 2012-04-18 09:38:00 Most of the time that sorta stuff goes to TheArk... Chilling_Silence (9)
1270732 2012-04-18 10:09:00 There must be a lot of people around who have upgraded or replaced their old computer. The old computer is stored away in a spare room because people do not know what to do with it. Bobh (5192)
1270733 2012-04-18 10:58:00 Southland Disability Enterprises does computer recycling down here. Perhaps there is a similar organisation doing it in CHCH? Greven (91)
1270734 2012-04-18 12:04:00 There is these guys (no experience with them) - www.escraprecycling.co.nz

or maybe try this :)
www.tomshardware.com

edit: doh - should have read the start of the thread ... :blush:
fred_fish (15241)
1270735 2012-04-18 12:06:00 Put a free advert in the buy/sell or something, include you will pick-up, i'm sure you will get some results. If your customers are charity or non profit organisations, it may still be possible to get one through the council, they replace theirs about every 2-3 years and give all their 'old' ones away (mostly mid-spec dual core Dells with 17" LCD screens at the moment). I dont know what they have been giving away since the quakes though but before that, I was setting up quite a few for various organisations. Or are you looking for parts, etc you can assemble into something and sell off? Iantech (16386)
1270736 2012-04-18 14:33:00 You could have some of mine if you were in welly, for anyone interested the "box o crap" will be on offer in wellington again shortly. Adding some IDE HDD's to the pile as well as some CD drives amongst other things The Error Guy (14052)
1270737 2012-04-18 21:42:00 You never know when a box o crap will come in handy. I had to trawl through my own box o crap last night to replace my CPU fan that developed a crack (which made it unbalanced, which in turn produced a horrible noise) Greven (91)
1270738 2012-04-18 22:09:00 Computer hardware is what I am mainly after. Thanks guys, I give your ideas a go. ChazTheGeek (16619)
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