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What can be done with old computers that are very low end? (lemmy.fmhy.ml)
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So me and my fmaily members have a bunch of old junky desktops,computers, and laptops but they refuse to get rid of any they wont even let me get rid of any of my old ones. i have pc and laptops dating from windows xp to windows 8.1 and most of them are missing minir parts that are needed like a good amount of ram, sound card, wifi, etc. is there something i cna do with old pc's escpecially ones with no sound card? i would buy upgrades buy pc parts are so pricey even old ones and i tend to collect diffrent computers fom thrift stores aswell, the pc rang from 1gb of ram-to 2gb of ram so there all slow, old and janky but just plan annoying.

any tips or suggestions would be very helpful.

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[โ€“] dotnetguy 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Recycle them.

[โ€“] MorksEgg 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah I second this, either recycle or look for a local charity who might recycle and make some money off of it their selves. They might even pick it up for free. Regarding value, if it's a generic PC clone from the 1990s and up it's hardly worth the gas to bring it to the recycling center.