Laptop hard drives value

Originally Posted by Phantoms001

I'm considering buying a lot of laptop hard drives. Do these carry the same value as a desktop hard drive (ie. buyers pay the same rate). I really have no way to test them and I'm pretty sure most are bad. I would be buying them strictly as scrap. If I'm around .15 cents a pound would I be good or should I stay away.

I knowthis won't answer your question, but in working condition, a laptop hard drive of the same value as a desktop hard drive can fetch better money.

Now on to your question. Laptop hard drive scrap value. Well, the boards are insanely thin and light to start with. To think about tearing them down would just be rediculous. Youa re looking at an ounce or less for the board and the rest is just stupid low return for the time involved in my opinion.

If I were to get my hands on a bunch that I knew for a fact for not working, I would probably still pull the board and then just chuck the rest in dirty aluminum or such.

With ewasted pre-paid label you can probably get shipping under .50 cents a lb.......He pays a little more than $1/lb for complete hard drives so you would be making roughly .35/lb........That is $35 every 100 lbs...........This is how I try to think about this stuff

Actually, I think shipping would probably be a lot cheaper for him. He is pretty close to E.

Yeah from tennessee I think 65lbs runs around .41/lb........I figure in tape, boxes, and supplies so I calculate around .50/lb...........Anyway at .15/lb easy money