Phil: I think you may be a bit behind schedule on the recycling stream for
used computers. Pentium 3s are routine donation from businesses now and
Pentium 4s, given the flow of recycling, may be as soon as two years away,
depending upon the economy, which impacts business decisions to replace
computers. The flow of computers from businesses is large (and therefore
more predictable), compared to that for schools and nonprofits and also
leads, in that they replace existing computer systems faster. Some sound
advice for nonprofits looking for recycled computers to give to their
constituencies or training program graduates would be to partner with
nonprofit recyclers or commercial recyclers you know and trust (there are a
lots of room for cheating and manipulation). A nonprofit or school may even
be able to partner to get some training to guide people in installations.
Good, low-cost computers are available. God luck.
Kevin Cronin
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Cleveland, Ohio
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Subject: [DDN] the refurbished computers timeline
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 08:26:47 -0400 (EDT)
hi everyone -
in my previous email today i shared info about the dell optiplex pentium
3 computer (600 MHz) that is selling for $99 from pcretro.com
some of you will recognize this computer when it was used as a public
access web surfing station in schools, colleges and libraries in the
2000 to 2001 time frame.
as i see it, the public access computers currently being used in
schools, colleges and libraries will be entering the refurbished
computer stream in 4 or 5 years. so in the 2009 and 2010 time frame, we
could be seeing pentium 4, 3 gigahertz, computers being sold for $99
from pcretro.com and similar outfits.
i'm a believer in supporting this refurbished computer market channel.
along with the donated, free computers also being redistributed in our
communities, these computers bring hope to many who have insufficient
access to technology.
the stronger this market channel develops, the lower the price for
each individual computer becomes.
- phil
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