> When was the last time you gave something extra life instead of throwing it away?
Maybe this is uncommon, but I don’t know of anyone throwing old laptops or computers away! They’re still valuable!
Here are a number of things I’ve done with old laptops and phones:
- sold or given it to a family member
- traded it back through a program which likely resells, refurbishes, or recycles it
- turned it into a server
- sold it to someone on Facebook marketplace or Reddit hardwareswap
- sold to a friend who wanted a gaming PC when I was looking for a laptop
In each case, these computers have gotten a second life while I get a sometimes used and sometimes new device. Using a device forever, while perhaps admirable, isn’t the only way to give a computer a new life :)
Indeed, I may very well upgrade to M2, selling my current MacBook to a family member who will use it for their freelance work.
Maybe this is uncommon, but I don’t know of anyone throwing old laptops or computers away! They’re still valuable!
Here are a number of things I’ve done with old laptops and phones:
- sold or given it to a family member
- traded it back through a program which likely resells, refurbishes, or recycles it
- turned it into a server
- sold it to someone on Facebook marketplace or Reddit hardwareswap
- sold to a friend who wanted a gaming PC when I was looking for a laptop
In each case, these computers have gotten a second life while I get a sometimes used and sometimes new device. Using a device forever, while perhaps admirable, isn’t the only way to give a computer a new life :)
Indeed, I may very well upgrade to M2, selling my current MacBook to a family member who will use it for their freelance work.