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Re: Used Computers

Posted: Sun May 19, 2024 9:25 pm
by Progrumz
Scrap laptop lottery

Re: Used Computers

Posted: Sun May 19, 2024 11:03 pm
by TechWiz18
xD I would just need to make sure I actually sold the computers or threw them away....otherwise my wife would probably kill me xD

Re: Used Computers

Posted: Mon May 20, 2024 3:59 am
by Progrumz
TechWiz18 wrote: Sun May 19, 2024 11:03 pm xD I would just need to make sure I actually sold the computers or threw them away....otherwise my wife would probably kill me xD
She doesn't want you to become a tech hoarder?

Re: Used Computers

Posted: Mon May 20, 2024 10:33 am
by TechWiz18
Progrumz wrote: Mon May 20, 2024 3:59 am
TechWiz18 wrote: Sun May 19, 2024 11:03 pm xD I would just need to make sure I actually sold the computers or threw them away....otherwise my wife would probably kill me xD
She doesn't want you to become a tech hoarder?
No I guess not...I mean I already am sort of lol most of the stuff I have works. I think I only have a few that are broken and should just be tossed 😅

Re: Used Computers

Posted: Tue May 21, 2024 3:30 am
by Progrumz
This channel has a lot of really cool builds with used parts from eBay and such.

https://www.youtube.com/@techyescity

Re: Used Computers

Posted: Tue May 21, 2024 12:36 pm
by TechWiz18
Progrumz wrote: Tue May 21, 2024 3:30 am This channel has a lot of really cool builds with used parts from eBay and such.

https://www.youtube.com/@techyescity
Interesting, I'll have to follow them and look at some of their video's sometime.

Re: Used Computers

Posted: Tue May 21, 2024 8:37 pm
by Progrumz
Most of the videos that I liked the best on that channel are from the summer of 2016 or so.

Re: Used Computers

Posted: Tue May 21, 2024 11:49 pm
by TechWiz18
Oh interesting, why's that?

Re: Used Computers

Posted: Wed May 22, 2024 2:31 am
by Progrumz
That just seemed to be the peak of his "used parts" build videos. He lived in Japan at that time, and I guess used parts are really cheap in Japan because of their strict laws regarding e-waste.

Re: Used Computers

Posted: Thu May 30, 2024 1:00 pm
by TechWiz18
Ah I see, that'd probably be nice to have here in the U.S. lol