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What's the best way to dispose a laptop - kjdksjdww23! - 03-06-2022
Just destroy the HDD and RAM, and you're good to go or is there something more?
RE: What's the best way to dispose a laptop - mothered - 03-06-2022
Moved from The Lounge forum to Hardware & Customization.
Quote:Just destroy the HDD and RAMRam Is volatile, so disregard It.
The HDD/SSD may contain sensitive data, hence grab a hammer and smash It to bits.
RE: What's the best way to dispose a laptop - kjdksjdww23! - 03-06-2022
(03-06-2022, 04:02 PM)mothered Wrote: Moved from The Lounge forum to Hardware & Customization.
Quote:Just destroy the HDD and RAMRam Is volatile, so disregard It.
The HDD/SSD may contain sensitive data, hence grab a hammer and smash It to bits.
What about the flash memory where intel me/amd psp is stored? Doesn't it contain some sensitive data too?
RE: What's the best way to dispose a laptop - mothered - 03-07-2022
(03-06-2022, 04:37 PM)kjdksjdww23! Wrote: What about the flash memory where intel me/amd psp is stored? Doesn't it contain some sensitive data too?In terms of flash memory, absolutely.
RE: What's the best way to dispose a laptop - Jiggly - 03-07-2022
This will sound silly, but I've legitimately never disposed of a laptop. I still own all of the laptops I've ever had. Isnt that strange!?
A good thread for those considering it.
RE: What's the best way to dispose a laptop - mothered - 03-07-2022
(03-07-2022, 07:48 AM)Jiggly Wrote: This will sound silly, but I've legitimately never disposed of a laptop. I still own all of the laptops I've ever had. Isnt that strange!?I have a friend who does the same.
He's still got a couple of broken laptops collecting dust dating back to 2010. I believe they've given him good memories, hence decides to hold onto them.
RE: What's the best way to dispose a laptop - Jiggly - 03-07-2022
(03-07-2022, 10:03 AM)mothered Wrote:(03-07-2022, 07:48 AM)Jiggly Wrote: This will sound silly, but I've legitimately never disposed of a laptop. I still own all of the laptops I've ever had. Isnt that strange!?I have a friend who does the same.
He's still got a couple of broken laptops collecting dust dating back to 2010. I believe they've given him good memories, hence decides to hold onto them.
There's definitely some hoarding principles with me. Although, most of mine are all still functional machines. They just need one/two things fixing. However, gathering the surplus funds to justify spending money to get them back to former glory is another thing...
RE: What's the best way to dispose a laptop - Clermont-Ferrand - 03-07-2022
If you live in an urban area, I'd suggest breaking the laptop and throwing it in two different public trashcans. Saw or do some similar kind of damage to the HDD and dispose of it the week after. Before long all your troubles will be swimming in the Atlantic or Pacific.
RE: What's the best way to dispose a laptop - mothered - 03-08-2022
(03-07-2022, 04:44 PM)Jiggly Wrote: There's definitely some hoarding principles with me. Although, most of mine are all still functional machines. They just need one/two things fixing. However, gathering the surplus funds to justify spending money to get them back to former glory is another thing...There's nothing wrong with hoarding.
I was the same around 30 years ago, until I ran out of storage space and realized just how much junk I collected. Nowadays, If It's broken, It's tossed In the trash.
RE: What's the best way to dispose a laptop - Jiggly - 03-08-2022
(03-08-2022, 12:46 AM)mothered Wrote:(03-07-2022, 04:44 PM)Jiggly Wrote: There's definitely some hoarding principles with me. Although, most of mine are all still functional machines. They just need one/two things fixing. However, gathering the surplus funds to justify spending money to get them back to former glory is another thing...There's nothing wrong with hoarding.
I was the same around 30 years ago, until I ran out of storage space and realized just how much junk I collected. Nowadays, If It's broken, It's tossed In the trash.
That's fair. My hoarding tendencies have drastically reduced in recent years. I suspect, if I could get the data off all my old devices without assistance or a long learning process, I probably wouldn't have kept most of them.