Dumpster Diving for Computers

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  • I find a lot of computers and other cool tech while dumpster diving in this video. Subscribe.

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  • @codenamexp6383
    @codenamexp6383  5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    All dumpsters in this video are public domain. I do not dumpster dive where it's prohibited. Dumpster diving is not legal everywhere, so do it at your own risk.

    • @lukassslukasss1864
      @lukassslukasss1864 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      same

    • @robertshields2879
      @robertshields2879 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      its legall in florida luckily

    • @markfurman4386
      @markfurman4386 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Old compudiver here. Dumpster must not be chained shut or in a secured dumpster enclosure. If it's in the same location and security condition as the contracted refuse company accesses it, then members of the public are generally safe to access it. This is under statutes that regulate both city or county entities or commercial entities under regulation by or contract to applicable govenment agencies. So the public can cross property needed to access the dumpster under the above rules.

    • @BockworschtSoldier
      @BockworschtSoldier 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I like what you do. Saving and repairing valuable technology (I mean we live in times where ressources for electronics are rare) to sell it for little money to people who need them. More power to you man. Same goes for people who dumpster dive for food. Like with this electronics there is so much good food just thrown away by the super markets.

    • @Darkangel01966
      @Darkangel01966 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Had Electronic Depot here that had a smaller drop off spot set closer to Town for easy access,weren't allowed to take stuff but after midnight nobody was around so that's when i generally would land.The computers,monitors and accessories i got from there that worked perfectly fine was unreal,after a 5 year run they closed it down,fortunately i have enough to last me for some years to come.Miss it though,was like unwrapping presents Xmas morning.lol

  • @sadmanpranto9026
    @sadmanpranto9026 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Wow... a dumpster PC video from 2019 has better working laptops than my current laptop.. (as of 2022)

  • @curtyanok6878
    @curtyanok6878 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I've been searching dumpsters for years and NEVER found a computer. Must be nice.

    • @PLAGue-ty7sv
      @PLAGue-ty7sv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I found a desktop with a 2Tb 7500rpm hard drive today

    • @curtyanok6878
      @curtyanok6878 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@PLAGue-ty7sv I envy you guys. I ride my bicycle about 15 -20 miles a day and get to search probably 15 dumpsters while riding. Not a computer to be found. I don't know how you do it.

    • @PLAGue-ty7sv
      @PLAGue-ty7sv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@curtyanok6878 I found it besides my local supermarket bc someone lazy trew it in a dumpser after taking the graphics card and ram instead of recycling it

    • @curtyanok6878
      @curtyanok6878 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@PLAGue-ty7sv I see TV's in the dumpsters but NEVER a computer. They must not use computers here in Ohio.

    • @PLAGue-ty7sv
      @PLAGue-ty7sv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@curtyanok6878 I live in Sweden and we there is tons of computers

  • @ikichullo
    @ikichullo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I always go dumpster diving at my local middle school every time they are upgrading/replacing their school computers. I literally have a wall of DELL monitors against my bed. It's crazy they just want to throw that out!

    • @codenamexp6383
      @codenamexp6383  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nice

    • @UraniumStorm
      @UraniumStorm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      So jealous my school keeps the computers until they explode I never know when they upgrade

    • @Jacked_Spidey
      @Jacked_Spidey 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do you just go to the dumpsters a d check?

    • @Jacked_Spidey
      @Jacked_Spidey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@UraniumStorm go to a rich school and ask

    • @pr3ttygirlcid
      @pr3ttygirlcid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Jacked_Spidey I am trying to find. A computer for emulation

  • @cramsa
    @cramsa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I got myself several i7s and a crap ton of i5s throughout the last 4 years and I stacked them into a network mining monero (CPU mineable.)
    Believe it or not but they became my condo “crypto heater” and my electricity bill is about the same as when I was using a traditional electric furnace... but instead of just heat, I get heat + crypto!

  • @trollingtime1234
    @trollingtime1234 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    It’s honestly a shame that people would dump perfectly working computers. I rescued 2 computers from being scrapped and they work perfectly fine. Good to know you would rescue these and sell them to a good home.

  • @frostmafia1380
    @frostmafia1380 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Always go diving with a screw driver (preferably philps head) really comes in handy especially with PCs

  • @freebiegrabber
    @freebiegrabber 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I love the whispering at night, with the crickets in the background! Sweet finds, dude. I found a thin Core i7-5500U Dell laptop with 8GB RAM, a battery in good condition, and a 17" screen at my office building's e-waste collection site. All I had to do was buy a $20 universal charger, add a SSD, and install Windows 10 -- they even left the HDD screws inside the case, in a little plastic baggie!

    • @codenamexp6383
      @codenamexp6383  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Haha, love when they leave the HDD caddy inside. Nice finds dude.

    • @Rick-gd6pe
      @Rick-gd6pe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Where are their ewastes?

    • @Oxygenationatom
      @Oxygenationatom ปีที่แล้ว

      I wonder if there’s a e waste near me

  • @phasmagaminggr9121
    @phasmagaminggr9121 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Oh man… I’m 14 and I love dumpster diving in my town in Greece. Nice findss

  • @Senpai-Haru
    @Senpai-Haru 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    imagine, the same person dumping these laptops and then repurchase them on eBay or from the neighborhood without knowing XD

  • @uroslazarevic4488
    @uroslazarevic4488 ปีที่แล้ว

    as they always say, ones man trash is another mans treasure

  • @j.lietka9406
    @j.lietka9406 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great finds! Even some time ago! I found 2 Apple Mini Mac's (about 4 year old models) in the original shipping boxes. Unopened, so never (as far as I know) used.

  • @Herowebcomics
    @Herowebcomics 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow!
    Those PCs are amazing!
    And someone threw them away!

    • @subboytris8946
      @subboytris8946 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Probably a disgusting person throwing away useful stuff

  • @justmenotyou8408
    @justmenotyou8408 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Nice video :) i love watching people FIND stuff in dumpsters Someone apparently found 20 ps4 pros Soo yeah XD

  • @Lyrizcen
    @Lyrizcen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would love to do something like this.

  • @itsexpla
    @itsexpla 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    its not only sad to see so much e waste, its also sad to see that people throw away useful tech so quickly.

  • @cheemsdoge977
    @cheemsdoge977 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Man i'd call a truck and come tow the entire dumpster back

    • @imnotbeluga007
      @imnotbeluga007 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I wanted to do that. Last April, we went to a trash soring facility near my school which was a mistake because now I can't stop going there :) There were no limits - everyone went straight in and got things like computers.
      And I've scored numerous times. While nowhere near as good, I got a vintage (1980) calculator in perfect working condition, with many other things. I got a bunch of optics as well, speakers too. There are even desktops, but I don't have a car so that's a shame..

  • @j.lietka9406
    @j.lietka9406 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Found a couple of E - waste dumpsters but what was there wasn't complete. Destroyed and torn apart. What was worth taking were 4 Asus portable monitors & 1 similar Toshiba. Lots to look at & dig through but not much worth taking.

  • @ikichullo
    @ikichullo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    3:58 It's probably a bit late, but sounds to me like it's a broken power switch (or maye just unplugged?) Easy fix open it up and plug it back in or replace it.

  • @dawn1berlitz
    @dawn1berlitz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    i rarely find cool stuff in the dumpster last really cool thing i found a old Dell PE t320 server i had to load it with drives and caddies but ive upgraded it from the original configuration and now its my personal server after dusting it out and doing the said upgrades

  • @g7santaclaus511
    @g7santaclaus511 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    amazing video man

  • @ihater3tards
    @ihater3tards ปีที่แล้ว

    that allinone had a capacitor issue on the mainboard

  • @j.lietka9406
    @j.lietka9406 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Not sure if where I live has an open E-waste center. I think one place has E-waste but they sell it in bulk. For a kind of hobby I check business and apartment dumpsters for electronics. Latest find is a Dell Optiplex 3050. You have a lot of luck, but irs where you look to find!

  • @Kingstersreejit
    @Kingstersreejit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Pls bro I want this too can I come to your country?
    I'll my house and stay with you and do cool dumpster diving like this bro ....I love it

  • @pintobeangaming1620
    @pintobeangaming1620 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What stores are best to hit and what time thanks man appreciate it love the content

  • @juanaliriogomez
    @juanaliriogomez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi everyone from Colombia, here in Colombia it is not posible, now the electronics devices as laptos are expensive, if we want to buy a second hand computer most of the people has to work like two weeks to save monay and buy one, because new laptos are very expensive.

  • @Joshonndat10x
    @Joshonndat10x ปีที่แล้ว

    Wjere did you go behind to get these items?

  • @nfenfe9054
    @nfenfe9054 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    where do you dumpster dive?

  • @alejoyugar
    @alejoyugar 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    5:44 total engineer fortune

  • @samwesting5610
    @samwesting5610 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    where do you go to find computers in the dumpster?

  • @SnatcherZone
    @SnatcherZone 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    i found a medium size box full of different computer components like motherboards graphics card processors on a closed office building dumpster. about 4 months ago. only few of them are salvageable working order. the i7 3770k & i7 4790k & Asus Gtx 760x2 sapphire r9 390x
    i don't know if there are worth building it to a decent gaming PC.

  • @freezebfree
    @freezebfree 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You would need to change the cables for the to the power switch that could fix the one where you cannot turn on and off, or it could be the capacitors you can check them easy by looking at the board also you might want to switch the power supply if those first to things don’t help

  • @logancontracier7125
    @logancontracier7125 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Honestly just to piece out everything, could be extremely profitable

  • @petermarshall1634
    @petermarshall1634 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    3:53 The ACPI chip is probably bad
    EDIT: It could also be a driver issue

  • @Beristic
    @Beristic 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    i found an elitebook outside someones house waiting for the garbage truck- i can see its working, but the screen isnt. do you know if itll sell?

    • @lnfinyx
      @lnfinyx 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      buy a screen for it and let it get replaced by yourself or a professional and sell the laptop for profit.

  • @kkiwi8559
    @kkiwi8559 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Do you think its worth it for me to go check the e waste dump for laptops and harvest the drives to fix my laptop as well as sell some of the other parts or computers?

    • @codenamexp6383
      @codenamexp6383  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just get permission first. There is so much gold out there... u just gotta dig for it. I've found ALOT of good hard drives out there. I've tested them and found low hours and all good sectors, u will find alot of bad drives tho.

    • @kkiwi8559
      @kkiwi8559 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@codenamexp6383 Honestly idk how all this E-Waste stuff works. It may be different for your city but im pretty sure mine asks stores to host locations for money and then gives the e-waste to companies and splits the profit. Is it the same for you? Recently mine have shut down cause of Covid but ill be sure to ask once they reopen. I also saw they had some e-waste in the back of the store so I could take some when they close and there is no one but i prefer not to violate any laws (even if its junk).

  • @DemeDemetre
    @DemeDemetre 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wish we had free computers in the trash where i live

  • @MikeGeorge392
    @MikeGeorge392 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    where did yo find all this?

  • @TheEASdude0825
    @TheEASdude0825 ปีที่แล้ว

    Any store recommendations for e waste

  • @antaresfirdausinuzulasanil549
    @antaresfirdausinuzulasanil549 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice vid bro

  • @Tamay.
    @Tamay. 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think its illegal at where i live. I found like 2 computer monitors and one pc in like 5 years of searching like weekly. I didn’t take the monitors and the pc worked but it had broken parts so i threw it out. I don’t know how it is possible to find so much somewhere.

  • @papa_johnpizza4904
    @papa_johnpizza4904 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where can I fine a e waste dumpster

  • @danielpersson7483
    @danielpersson7483 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    omg i would have cleaned it out

  • @RUPEEEEEEEEE
    @RUPEEEEEEEEE ปีที่แล้ว

    Lots of moolah

  • @grozzofn659
    @grozzofn659 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This may be a silly questions, but are these computers free? I hope you can respond. Thank you

  • @SlimyShellos
    @SlimyShellos 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is this a dumpster from an e-waste place?

    • @CODENAME
      @CODENAME 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No, it's public domain. I don't dumpster dive where it is prohibited. Thanks for watching

  • @kigglestraw4987
    @kigglestraw4987 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ok This vid is 3 years old but can anybody give me tips to get over the nervousness of dumpster diving for computers

  • @j.lietka9406
    @j.lietka9406 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you do still look? Thank you 🤓

  • @lotus4010
    @lotus4010 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The only reason the MacBook didn't turn in was because it didn't have ram and a battery

  • @bestcreate1417
    @bestcreate1417 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why are all those laptop havong higher specs than my laptopd? It looks I will dumbster dive for laptops

  • @Kizarat
    @Kizarat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How do you get access to e-waste dumpsters?

    • @codenamexp6383
      @codenamexp6383  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Search Google for e waste facilities and call them to ask if u can look around

    • @Kizarat
      @Kizarat 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@codenamexp6383 Sounds good, thanks. Can you find them at regional landfills? There's one near my house but I'm not sure if they have a e-waste dump site.

  • @ShinyArjunSingh
    @ShinyArjunSingh 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    please send them in nepal...

  • @Cyber_Gas
    @Cyber_Gas 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Will there be any new video ?

  • @xbyxenos3200
    @xbyxenos3200 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gg

  • @jacobmyers5204
    @jacobmyers5204 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    2 post codes on acer

  • @Frithials
    @Frithials ปีที่แล้ว

    I cannot believe you found an intel Xeon, aren’t those things worth like $1k+?? Also where can I go do something like this? Go to a dumpster where someone’s gonna throw away some perfectly good pc parts and rescue them?

    • @frostmafia1380
      @frostmafia1380 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Not most of them. A lot of xeons are like $5-10 believe it or not. That's first Gen though so they can be cheap if they're old

    • @drbass9677
      @drbass9677 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      those xeons aren't worth much, servers like that sell for like $80 or $90 these days as they're old and draw a lot of power for not a lot of performance hence why they end up in dumpsters becasue they're not worth running due to the high power consumption compared to a modern server.

  • @Salman-rg7tl
    @Salman-rg7tl 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I found a cpu which was intel celeron single core 😂

  • @xbyxenos3200
    @xbyxenos3200 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    When is next episode comin?

    • @codenamexp6383
      @codenamexp6383  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The dumpster scene in my area has dried up unfortunately, but you can follow my main channel for more content th-cam.com/users/CODENAME

  • @amyjojinkerson6745
    @amyjojinkerson6745 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am looking for laptop hard drive sleds for a hp dl360 I bought one and the guy was so mean as to keep the sleds

  • @MikeGeorge392
    @MikeGeorge392 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What are good places to find computers?

    • @frostmafia1380
      @frostmafia1380 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Computer repair shops,offices etc places where computers go in and out of regularly

  • @teloletgamingchannel7016
    @teloletgamingchannel7016 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wish someone throw away core i7 with RTX 3080 laptop 🤭

  • @lifegaming3829
    @lifegaming3829 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    can you give me a ram or procceser

  • @johnraphaeltorres6334
    @johnraphaeltorres6334 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi dod can have some loptap

  • @teykikinfinite6201
    @teykikinfinite6201 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    can you give one of these out for free?