Earlier this week we asked you to share your tips and tricks for breathing life into an old laptop, now we’re back to share your junk-bin sparing methods.

Many of you worked to keep old laptops from getting scrapped by dusting them off and donating them. Mark writes:

My acquaintances & friends give me their old computers when they buy a new one. So I disassemble, clean, install an opsys,and get internet working. I also upgrade memory, wireless, etc. from my parts bin.
Then I give it to a poor person who needs a computer. Usually a single working mom with kids.

I also do the same with old desktops as well. They really appreciate them and It gives me the satisfaction of resurrecting an old computer.

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