We buy old business laptops
We buy used business laptops, any age or condition, in bulk from refresh cycles or as single machines, working, broken or only good for parts. We collect locally across Shropshire, Cheshire, North Wales and the West Midlands, arrange UK-wide collection for larger loads, or send a prepaid box for small lots further afield. See where we collect.
Business laptops we see most often
Most ages considered. The list below covers what we see most often. If yours isn't on it, send it and we'll look.
- Lenovo ThinkPad T, X, X1 Carbon, P and L series
- Dell Latitude 5000 and 7000 series
- Dell Precision mobile workstations
- HP EliteBook 800 and 700 series
- HP ProBook 400 and 600 series
- HP ZBook mobile workstations
- Microsoft Surface Laptop, Pro and Book
- Toshiba Tecra, Portege and Dynabook
- Fujitsu Lifebook
- MacBook Pro, Intel and Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3, M4)
- MacBook Air, Intel and Apple Silicon
- MacBook 12-inch (2015 to 2017)
- Razer Blade
- Asus ROG and ProArt Studiobook
- MSI Creator and Workstation
- Acer ConceptD
Not on the list? Older and less common models are welcome too. If you've got something unusual, mention it and we'll look. We also buy desktops and monitors from the same refresh, and sell tested used laptops on our shop.
Laptops in any condition
Powers on, screen fine, keys and trackpad work. Light scuffs and corner wear are normal. This is most of what we buy.
Cracked palmrest, missing keys, a dent in the lid. Functional but tatty. We refurbish these or sell them as-is through our refurb channel.
Screen out, battery dead, charger lost. Often fixable, and often worth more than people expect.
Liquid damage, a motherboard fault, won't boot. RAM, drives, panels, hinges, batteries, palmrests and keyboards all have parts value.
Anything with fire, smoke or swollen-battery damage, which we can't transport safely.
The usual reasons
A three- or four-year leasing cycle ends and new machines arrive. The old ones sit in a stockroom. We collect at the end of the refresh, you free up the space and you recover some value, with more on how it works.
Downsizing, moving, going hybrid or closing a branch all leave kit behind. We collect what's not coming with you and wipe the data before anything is resold.
Switching from Windows to Mac, changing MSP or changing IT model all leave older machines that don't fit the new setup, and we take them.
This is the most common reason. A cupboard, a shelf, a corner of the server room fills up and nobody gets round to clearing it. We collect it and send an estimate based on what you tell us.
Specific to laptops
How old is too old?
Older than most people think. Don't write off your kit before asking. Send it or a photo and we'll give you a straight estimate, confirmed when we see the kit. Apple holds value especially well, but plenty of older Windows laptops are still worth something.
What if some are missing chargers?
Missing chargers are no problem. Mention it on your kit list. A box of mixed chargers from the cupboard is welcome too, and it helps the offer.
My laptops are still in MDM. Is that a problem?
Release the devices from Intune, Jamf, Kandji or similar before collection if you can. We can't wipe and resell devices that are still enrolled. If you can't release them centrally, mention it and we'll still take them.
What about Activation Lock on Apple devices?
MacBooks need signing out of iCloud and removing from Apple Business Manager before we can resell them. Signed-out machines get a better offer, and it's easy to check before collection, with instructions sent if useful.
How do I know my data's gone?
Every drive goes through our in-house erasure system. Every sector is overwritten and the overwrite verified, to NIST 800-88. Drive health and serial are logged, and you get a Certificate of Data Destruction for each device. Drives that won't accept a wipe are physically destroyed, with more on our data security page.
Looking to buy rather than sell? We sell these too, wiped and tested.
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What to send for an estimate
Rough numbers, brand mix, age, whatever you've got. Even "a cupboard of old ThinkPads" is enough to start.
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