Plain answers before you retire or buy computers
Guides for businesses, schools and nonprofits retiring or buying computers. What ITAD is, what to reuse, what to recycle, what to do before a pickup, how the data is destroyed, and what to ask before you buy refurbished. No email required.
Guides
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FeaturedBuying refurbished
Should your organization buy refurbished computers?
What refurbished really means, when it’s the smart buy, what to ask any seller, and an email you can send your boss to make the case.
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ChecklistBefore a pickup
How do you dispose of company laptops and other IT equipment securely?
Your side of the job in five steps: the device list, the locks, the backups, the loading dock and the pickup date. Printable.
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GuideRecycling vs. reuse
Should your business recycle old computers, or reuse them?
When reuse beats recycling, when recycling is the right call, and the four questions to ask any vendor about where the machines go.
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ExplainerData destruction
How does Regadget destroy the data on retired devices?
How the wiping works, when a drive is crushed or shredded instead, and the certificate you can request. Written for the person who signs off on vendors.
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TimelineSchools (K-12)
When should a district retire its Chromebooks?
Plan the refresh around each model’s auto-update expiration date. Retire this year’s Chromebooks, buy next year’s.
See the school-year timeline
Buying refurbished instead?
See the ways to buyITAD basics, in plain words
What is IT asset disposition (ITAD)?
IT asset disposition (ITAD) is the secure, responsible way to retire an organization’s computers and other IT equipment. It covers collecting the devices, destroying the data on them, refurbishing what still works and recycling what can’t be saved. Regadget offers it with free pickup for businesses, schools and nonprofits.
What counts as end-of-life technology?
End-of-life technology is any equipment your organization is done with, working or not. Regadget takes laptops, Chromebooks, desktops, Macs, iPads, monitors, servers, networking and telecom gear, and loose hard drives. Have something else, like printers or projectors? List it on your quote and we’ll tell you how it’s handled.
Why does data destruction matter when computers are reused?
Devices from laptops to servers carry sensitive information long after their last day of use. Regadget wipes every drive before a machine is refurbished or recycled, so reuse never means your data goes along. A safely wiped device is also what makes a second life possible in the first place.
Ready to retire devices?
Send a count of what you’re retiring, and we’ll schedule the pickup.