Often, people who purchase a new computer will wonder what to do with their older computer, or if they should just throw it away. Below are some recommendations of what you can do with your older computer.

Use the computer for other things
Many people think once they get a new computer their old computer automatically becomes obsolete and can’t be used for anything else. Surprisingly, you can do a lot with that old computer, below are some examples.

1. Setup home network and use the older computer as a client on your network. Once your computers have been connected to each other, you can do such things as use your older computer as a storage or even a place to backup files.
2. Printer server: you can use the computer as a printer server. A printer server allows you to have one or more printers shared between multiple computers.
3. Alternate operating system – Alternative operating systems, such as Linux and Linux variants, are becoming increasingly popular and for anyone who is interested in trying them, an older computer can make a great Linux computer.
4. NAS – Setup a Network-Attached Storage (NAS) to store backups, MP3 files, videos, and other files.

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Give to kids or relatives
If you give it to a child and decide to allow Internet access on that computer make sure to protect that child while online.

Setting up a family member such as a grandparent with their own computer especially one who has never had a computer can make a huge difference in their life.

 

 

 

Use it for spare parts or cannibalize it
Open the computer and take any spare parts you think you need for your new computer. Things you may want to keep include: fans, power supply, CD-ROM, floppy drive, hard drives, and memory.

The parts mentioned above can be kept as a backup in case parts of your new computer fail. Or, components like a CD-ROM, hard drive, or memory can be added to your new computer to give it additional capabilities.

Sell it
Although selling an older computer can be difficult today with prices on computers becoming so cheap if you need a little extra cash you may think about selling the computer. Try for example social media or local newspaper.

Donate your computer
There are several places that will accept working computers as donations to be used for the less fortunate, schools, etc.

Recycle your computer
If your computer is so old that no one will accept it as a donation and you no longer want to use it, consider recycling it properly instead of just throwing it away.