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    does breaking the hard drives affect the scrap value?

    Like my titles says does it affect the scrap value if i break the hard drive disk?



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    Nope.
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    take the board off first. Some buyers might not like the boards smashed to bits.

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    Quote Originally Posted by drozenski View Post
    take the board off first. Some buyers might not like the boards smashed to bits.
    ... and sell the boards separate to another ewaste recycler - HD boards are around $10-$11/lb. But like the others said, it doesn't decrease the value. Most of us need to do some sort of breaking/destruction of the drive to assure non-recovery of data.

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    Anything we do that breaks the drive is nothing compared to what's going to happen it.

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    No guys i meant the disk that contains personal data.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AJR View Post
    ... and sell the boards separate to another ewaste recycler - HD boards are around $10-$11/lb. But like the others said, it doesn't decrease the value. Most of us need to do some sort of breaking/destruction of the drive to assure non-recovery of data.
    Yeah exactly what i mean there could be credit card numbers on that drive and could lead to identity theft.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DropYoTop View Post
    Yeah exactly what i mean there could be credit card numbers on that drive and could lead to identity theft.
    run the disks thru a heavy duty paper shredder. Then you can sell the pieces by the shoebox full.
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    Yeah i have not though of that
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    run the disks thru a heavy duty paper shredder. Then you can sell the pieces by the shoebox full.


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