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    Heck, according to CNET...

    Heck, according to CNET, XP is still the 2nd most popular computer OS by far...
  2. Washington | For Sale - Moving and need to move mostly refurbish grade computers

    Unfortunately, I am moving a few states away and my family needs to get rid of non-essentials for the move. That, unfortunately, means my recycle/refurbish computers and parts...
    The bulk of my...
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    Well, I talked with the company about the trade...

    Well, I talked with the company about the trade in program. Unfortunately, it is limited to one trade in per new computer. I have calls in to some of my clients that manage computers for other...
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    I may have just hit the motherload!!! I broke...

    I may have just hit the motherload!!! I broke down 35 of the ones with power, lcd, or other issues and have not touched the ones that say they work. I just found a trade-in program for these through...
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    buyers for better than scrap computers?

    Does anybody have a buyer for better than scrap computers? I just picked up a bunch of MPC Clientpro 414, 424, and 434 all-in-one lcd computers. Some are noted "eol - reason" where eol is end of...
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    Most of the computers I got from the school...

    Most of the computers I got from the school district were 30 lb desktops. I found a place a few hours away that paid me $.46/lb for complete desktops, so I left them whole and took them down there. I...
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    A managed it shop is a business that takes care...

    A managed it shop is a business that takes care of computer systems for other companies.
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    source for e-scrap

    I just wanted to share a tip for finding e-scrap. It has been by far, my best producer of scrap. Every couple of weeks, I send out a round of emails to businesses I find on Google, chamber of...
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    I may have been a bit harsh. they do pay more...

    I may have been a bit harsh. they do pay more than $2 on a few, so it may be worth separating them...
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    I'll take $2 of store credit for stuff I need...

    I'll take $2 of store credit for stuff I need over the $.60 they pay... And $.10 each for cell phones? I just went down to staples today and got a package of dvds and cds paid for by the ink...
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    Welcome to the forums. I live in chehalis but...

    Welcome to the forums. I live in chehalis but work in Olympia. Did you take any boards to Wilsons?
  12. Thread: big pickup

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    I didn't get a chance to take pictures before it...

    I didn't get a chance to take pictures before it got dark last night. I broke down 42 computers last night and I counted 93 more. Also in there was some misc software including dell oem xp pro cds...
  13. Thread: big pickup

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    sorry for the confusion. Since nobody that I have...

    sorry for the confusion. Since nobody that I have found (and I have called a LOT of places) I didn't think to specify it was a charge.
  14. Thread: big pickup

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    big pickup

    Today, I picked up about 150 towers and about 100 crt monitors along with boxes and boxes of cords, keyboards, mice, oem install disks, etc... I picked it up in a dual axle 22' enclosed trailer with...
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    You cannot use any xp professional and the key...

    You cannot use any xp professional and the key from the dell computer. different install disks have different keys they are valid for. in order to use the key from the computer, you must have a dell...
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    A few months ago, I did a small test (10 hard...

    A few months ago, I did a small test (10 hard drives, I think it was) and found that for me, it wasn't worth even taking the boards off. Some of them had very small controller boards, though, so...
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    Washington - Washington State members?

    Curious to find out where others are in WA state. I'm in Chehalis - on I-5 half way between Portland and Seattle.
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    Washington | For Sale - Free CRT monitors

    If anybody lives close enough to Chehalis, WA (half way between Portland and Seattle), I'll give you as many CRT monitors as you can take. I should have around 100. You HAVE to come get them...
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    definitely better than scrap!

    definitely better than scrap!
  20. Thread: Good Advice

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    I just got one of those on eBay for $8 and...

    I just got one of those on eBay for $8 and another adapter without power supply for $4. I tried a splitter for the power with no luck. next step is to build an enclosure with a 10 port usb hub and...
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    Sounds like everybody's staying busy... I do this...

    Sounds like everybody's staying busy... I do this in addition to my full time job. Pickups have been slow lately, but here's what I have picked up last week along with what I have scheduled for this...
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    8gb is new. 8mb is old.

    8gb is new. 8mb is old.
  23. the gold refining forum has a calculation but you...

    the gold refining forum has a calculation but you need to know the thickness.
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    the only overhead was gas for the excursion....

    the only overhead was gas for the excursion. other than that, it was free
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    23 computers including 2 servers (one with a...

    23 computers including 2 servers (one with a windows small business server cal) and a supermicro superworkstaion with dual 3.2 xeon processors and some unidentified quad video pci card. I'm loading...
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