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What to do with an old desktop PC?

northernsoul85 · 2012-07-19 11:42:53

HI, PLease direct me to the thread if there is one but I've got a big desktop at home gathering dust and I want to get rid of it. ARe there specific ways to discpose of them? Or can I even make a bit of cash by disposing it? thanks,

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cottager Posts: 934 Forumite

19 July 2012 at 11:20PM edited 19 July 2012 at 11:33PM

10 Hard Disk Drive Destruction Methods
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/08/20/pc-pros-top-10-hard-disk-destruction-methods/

There are even more innovative suggestions in the comments beneath. For instance I was quite attracted to the idea of "death by locomotive"!

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For some balance:
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/features/373351/five-ways-to-destroy-your-data

~cottager
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