{"id":3165,"date":"2026-08-19T05:28:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T05:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reuzado.be\/computers-opkopen\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T05:28:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T05:28:12","slug":"buying-computers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reuzado.be\/en\/buying-computers\/","title":{"rendered":"Computer buyout"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"section section-pageheader-detail  has-bg-lightblue has-pattern-colored\">\n        <div class=\"container\" data-reveal-group>\n            <div class=\"holder\">\n                                    <div class=\"background-image\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/reuzado.nl\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/Reuzado-hoge-resolutie-JudithCapponFotografie-9540.jpg\" alt=\"Server buyout\">\n                    <\/div>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"content\">\n                        <h1>Buying computers and PCs<\/h1>\n\n                                                    <div class=\"rank-math-breadcrumbs\">\n                                <nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                \n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n        <div  class=\"section section-content has-no-bg has-no-pattern\">\n                        <div class=\"container\" data-reveal-group>\n                <div class=\"content-holder\">\n                    <div class=\"content\">\n                        <div class=\"inner\">\n                            <h2>Selling decommissioned computers rather than storing them<\/h2>\n<p>After a replacement programme, the old devices often remain in a warehouse for months on end. Every month results in a loss of residual value, as hardware constantly loses its market value. Reuzado buys depreciated computers from businesses and organisations: desktops, all-in-ones, workstations, thin clients and the accompanying monitors.<\/p>\n<p>We collect everything from you, register each device by its serial number, carry out certified data erasure and pay out the residual value. Any equipment that no longer has any technical value is sent for processing via WEEELABEX-certified partners.<\/p>\n<p>A valuation is non-binding. Please send us a list; a rough export from your asset management system will suffice.<\/p>\n                                                                                                <div class=\"button-holder\">\n                                                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/reuzado.be\/en\/quotation\/sell-your-old-hardware\/\"\n                                                target=\"_self\"\n                                                class=\"button\">Request a Quote<\/a>\n                                                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/reuzado.be\/en\/contact\/\"\n                                                target=\"_self\"\n                                                class=\"button alt\">Contact us<\/a>\n                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n    \n\n        <div  class=\"section section-block-cards has-bg-lightblue has-pattern-blue\" data-reveal-group>\n            \n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"holder\">\n                    <div class=\"content-holder\">\n                        <h2>This is how the buy-out works<\/h2>\n\n                                            <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"block-holder\">\n                                                    <div class=\"blocks\">\n                                                                                                            <div class=\"column\" data-reveal-group>\n                                                                                            <div class=\"block\">\n                                                    <div class=\"inner\">\n                                                        <h3>1. List and estimate<\/h3>\n<p>You send us the models, configurations and quantities. We assess the residual value and provide a price range before anything is collected.<\/p>\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                                                                            <div class=\"block\">\n                                                    <div class=\"inner\">\n                                                        <h3>2. Collection<\/h3>\n<p>We collect the equipment, including dismantling the workstations if required. Transport is carried out in enclosed vehicles with traceable records.<\/p>\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"column\" data-reveal-group>\n                                                                                            <div class=\"block\">\n                                                    <div class=\"inner\">\n                                                        <h3>3. Registration and data deletion<\/h3>\n<p>Every computer is registered by its serial number upon arrival. Hard drives and SSDs are either overwritten in accordance with certification standards or physically destroyed.<\/p>\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                                                                            <div class=\"block\">\n                                                    <div class=\"inner\">\n                                                        <h3>4. Refurbish or recycle<\/h3>\n<p>Equipment with residual value is cleaned, tested and prepared for reuse. The rest is recycled in an environmentally responsible manner.<\/p>\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                                                                            <div class=\"block\">\n                                                    <div class=\"inner\">\n                                                        <h3>5. Report and payment<\/h3>\n<p>You will receive a report containing the serial numbers, erasure method and yield by post. Payment will be made once approval has been given.<\/p>\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n\n        <div  class=\"section section-content has-no-padding-top-d has-no-padding-bottom-d has-no-padding-top-m has-no-padding-bottom-m has-no-bg has-no-pattern\">\n                        <div class=\"container\" data-reveal-group>\n                <div class=\"content-holder\">\n                    <div class=\"content\">\n                        <div class=\"inner\">\n                            <h2>Which computers do we buy?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Desktops from Dell, HP, Lenovo, Fujitsu and other brands<\/li>\n<li>All-in-one systems and compact mini PCs<\/li>\n<li>Workstations with a separate graphics card, such as those used in CAD workstations<\/li>\n<li>Thin clients and zero clients in VDI environments<\/li>\n<li>Monitors, docking stations, keyboards and mice<\/li>\n<li>Individual components: memory, processors, graphics cards, power supplies, hard drives and SSDs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We also collect older or faulty devices. These often still have some value in their components, and even if they don\u2019t, you\u2019ll save on disposal costs. More importantly, we handle the data storage media from these devices with just as much care as we do those from working computers.<\/p>\n<p>Are you looking for something else? Take a look at <a href=\"\/en\/buying-laptops\/\">buy laptops<\/a>, <a href=\"\/en\/buying-servers\/\">buying up servers<\/a> or the overview at <a href=\"\/en\/buying-hardware\/\">Buying IT hardware<\/a>.<\/p>\n                                                                                                                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n    \n\n        <div  class=\"section section-content has-no-bg has-no-pattern\">\n                        <div class=\"container\" data-reveal-group>\n                <div class=\"content-holder\">\n                    <div class=\"content\">\n                        <div class=\"inner\">\n                            <h2>Why selling pays off<\/h2>\n<p>A business desktop from the last four to five years almost always retains some market value, even if it has long since been written off for accounting purposes. With a fleet of a hundred workstations, this adds up to a sum that significantly reduces the cost of the next round of replacements.<\/p>\n<p>The second reason carries more weight than the financial gain. Under the GDPR, a computer that leaves the building without having been wiped constitutes a data breach that must be reported. Workplace computers contain local user profiles, saved login details, email archives and documents that nobody even realises are still there.<\/p>\n<p>Our processing procedures are specifically designed for this purpose: every serial number is recorded, every data carrier is documented, and every step is verifiable.<\/p>\n                                                                                                                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <div  class=\"section section-images-slider has-bg-lightblue has-pattern-colored\">\n        \n                    <div class=\"slider-container\">\n                <div class=\"slider-track\">\n                                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/reuzado.nl\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/Reuzado-9377-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/reuzado.nl\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/Reuzadoe-9540-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/reuzado.nl\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/Reuzado-9570-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/reuzado.nl\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/Reuzado-9696-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/reuzado.nl\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/Reuzado-9677-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/reuzado.nl\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/Reuzado-9270-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/reuzado.nl\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/Reuzado-9241-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/reuzado.nl\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/Reuzado-9167-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/reuzado.nl\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/Reuzado-9143-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"on-site data destruction\">\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"slide\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/reuzado.nl\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/Reuzado-9721-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\n        <div  class=\"section section-content two-columns has-no-bg has-no-pattern\">\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"content-holder\" data-reveal-group>\n                                            <div class=\"column\">\n                            <div class=\"content\">\n                                <h2>Data deletion is part of the process<\/h2>\n<p>Whenever we purchase devices, we assume that they still contain data, even if your IT department has wiped them beforehand. In practice, in virtually every batch, there is at least one data storage medium left that is still readable.<\/p>\n<p>That is why each data carrier is treated individually: it is either overwritten or shredded in accordance with certified standards, whichever is safer. You will receive a certificate with a serial number for each data carrier. Find out more at <a href=\"\/en\/data-destruction-2\/\">data destruction<\/a>.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"column\">\n                        <div class=\"content\">\n                            <h3>Fully equipped workstations and branches<\/h3>\n<p>When carrying out a replacement programme or closing a branch, we not only take the computers with us, but also monitors, docks, peripherals and cabling. On request, we will dismantle the workstations on site and coordinate the collection with your facilities team.<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <div  class=\"section section-faq  has-no-bg has-no-pattern\">\n        \n        <div class=\"container\" data-reveal-group>\n                        <div class=\"faq-wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"faq\">\n                                                                        <div class=\"faq-title\">\n                                <h2>Frequently asked questions about computer buyout<\/h2>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            \n                                            <div class=\"faq-items-wrapper\" data-reveal-group>\n                                                            <div class=\"faq-item\">\n                                    <div class=\"faq-heading toggle-heading\">\n                                        <h3>How much is my old computer still worth?<\/h3>\n                                        <i class=\"icon opened\"><\/i>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"faq-body toggle-body is-opened\">\n                                        <p>That depends on the processor generation, RAM, storage and condition. Business devices from the last four to five years fetch the highest prices. You\u2019ll always receive a no-obligation valuation before anything is collected.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"faq-item\">\n                                    <div class=\"faq-heading toggle-heading\">\n                                        <h3>At what quantity does it become worthwhile?<\/h3>\n                                        <i class=\"icon closed\"><\/i>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"faq-body toggle-body hidden\">\n                                        <p>There is no strict minimum. For orders of around twenty units or more, collection by our own staff is almost always possible. For smaller quantities, we combine the collection with other appointments in your region.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"faq-item\">\n                                    <div class=\"faq-heading toggle-heading\">\n                                        <h3>Do you also buy faulty computers?<\/h3>\n                                        <i class=\"icon closed\"><\/i>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"faq-body toggle-body hidden\">\n                                        <p>Yes. Faulty devices often still have some value in their components. And even if that isn\u2019t the case, we still accept them as part of our buy-back scheme and treat the data storage media with the same care.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"faq-item\">\n                                    <div class=\"faq-heading toggle-heading\">\n                                        <h3>Are all hard drives really wiped?<\/h3>\n                                        <i class=\"icon closed\"><\/i>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"faq-body toggle-body hidden\">\n                                        <p>Yes, without exception. Every data storage medium is registered and then overwritten or shredded in accordance with certified procedures. You will receive a certificate with a serial number for each data storage medium.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"faq-item\">\n                                    <div class=\"faq-heading toggle-heading\">\n                                        <h3>Will I receive documentation on the GDPR?<\/h3>\n                                        <i class=\"icon closed\"><\/i>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"faq-body toggle-body hidden\">\n                                        <p>Yes. The final report contains all the serial numbers, the erasure method used and the date of processing. This enables you to demonstrate that the devices have been disposed of in a controlled manner.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"faq-item\">\n                                    <div class=\"faq-heading toggle-heading\">\n                                        <h3>Are you bringing your monitors with you?<\/h3>\n                                        <i class=\"icon closed\"><\/i>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"faq-body toggle-body hidden\">\n                                        <p>Yes. We include monitors, docking stations and peripherals in the buy-back scheme. Recent models still have some residual value.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"faq-item\">\n                                    <div class=\"faq-heading toggle-heading\">\n                                        <h3>Do you collect from anywhere in Belgium?<\/h3>\n                                        <i class=\"icon closed\"><\/i>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"faq-body toggle-body hidden\">\n                                        <p>Yes, in Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels. For larger collections, we\u2019ll arrange the collection directly with you; for smaller ones, we\u2019ll combine them with other collections in the region.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div  class=\"section section-cta has-small-image has-no-padding-bottom-d has-no-padding-bottom-m has-no-bg has-no-pattern\">\n        \n        <div class=\"holder\">\n            <div class=\"container\" data-reveal-group>\n                <div class=\"cta-holder\">\n                                            <div class=\"image-holder\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/reuzado.nl\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/CTA-Tim.png\" alt=\"\">\n                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"content-holder\">\n                        <div class=\"inner\">\n                            <p>Would you like to know which products are best suited for your business?<\/p>\n<p>Get in touch with our advisors. 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