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We buy old business laptops.

Bulk batches from refresh cycles. Singles from dusty cupboards. Working, broken, partially working, parts-only. We'll quote on most things if you've got them.

Brands & ranges we look at

If it's a recognisable business laptop, send it our way.

Most ages considered. The list below is what we see most often — if yours isn't on it, probably still fine. Send it and we'll look.

↳ Windows business
  • Lenovo ThinkPad — T, X, X1 Carbon, P, L series
  • Dell Latitude — 5xxx / 7xxx series
  • Dell Precision mobile workstations
  • HP EliteBook — 800/700 series
  • HP ProBook — 400 / 600 series
  • HP ZBook mobile workstations
  • Microsoft Surface — Laptop, Pro, Book
  • Toshiba Tecra / Portege / Dynabook
  • Fujitsu Lifebook
↳ Apple
  • MacBook Pro — Intel and Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4)
  • MacBook Air — Intel and Apple Silicon
  • MacBook — 12-inch (2015–2017)
↳ Higher-spec gaming / workstation
  • Razer Blade
  • Asus ROG / ProArt Studiobook
  • MSI Creator / Workstation
  • Acer ConceptD

Not on the list? Probably still fine. The list is "what we see most" — the obvious office machines you'd find in any UK SMB. If you've got something unusual, mention it and we'll look.

Condition we'll consider

Working is best. Broken still has value.

A
Working, normal wear

Powers on, screen fine, keys/trackpad work. Light scuffs and corner wear expected. The bread-and-butter of what we buy.

Best estimate
B
Working, cosmetic damage

Cracked palmrest, missing keys, dent in lid. Functional but tatty. We refurbish or sell as-is in our refurb channel.

Discounted
C
Partially working

Screen out, battery dead, BIOS-locked, charger lost. Often fixable. Often worth more than people think.

Case-by-case
D
Dead / parts only

Liquid damage, motherboard fault, won't boot. RAM, drives, panels, hinges, batteries, palmrests, keyboards — the parts have value.

Parts value
×
Fire / smoke / battery damage

Anything we can't transport or handle safely. Sorry, not us.

No
When businesses sell to us

The usual reasons.

↳ Refresh cycle

Three- or four-year leasing cycle ends. New machines arrive. The old ones go in a stockroom and sit there. We turn up at the end of the refresh, take the old kit, you free up the space and recover some value.

↳ Office move / closure

Downsizing, moving, going hybrid, closing a branch. We collect what's not coming with you, wipe the data, pay you for what we use.

↳ End of contract / IT change

Switching from Windows to Mac. Switching MSP. Changing IT model. The kit on the floor doesn't fit the new world. We take it.

↳ "It's just been sitting there"

Honestly, the most common one. A cupboard, a shelf, a corner of the server room. Nobody knows what to do with it. That's the job.

Common questions

Specific to laptops.

How old is too old?

Older than most people think. Don't write off your kit before asking — just send it (or a photo) and we'll be straight. Apple holds value especially well, but plenty of older Windows laptops are still worth something.

What if some are missing chargers?

Fine. Mention it. Devices without chargers get a small reduction (we add the cost of a replacement). Box of mixed chargers in the cupboard counts — bring it.

My laptops are still in MDM. Is that a problem?

Release them from your MDM (Intune, Jamf, Kandji, whatever) before collection. We can't wipe and resell devices that are still enrolled. If you can't release them centrally, mention it — some devices are unrecoverable and we'll quote them as parts-only.

Apple devices — Activation Lock?

MacBooks need to be signed out of iCloud and removed from Apple Business Manager before we can resell them. If they're locked, the device goes to parts-only. Easy to check before collection — we'll send instructions if useful.

How do I know my data's gone?

Every drive is wiped to NIST 800-88 Purge spec — overwrite plus verification. You get a Certificate of Data Destruction per device with serial number, drive model, method, and verification result. Drives that won't accept a wipe are physically destroyed instead. More on data security.

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Got laptops to sell?

Rough numbers, brand mix, age — whatever you've got. Even just "a cupboard of old ThinkPads" is enough to start.

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