What Are Hard Drives?
Hard Drives are used to permanently store and retrieve data contents on a computer. It basically consists of one or more platinum-plated aluminum platters to which data is written using a magnetic head. In addition, it also contains magnetic actuator, motor and circuit boards. These components are normally enclosed in a stainless steel outer covering.
Hard Drives Price
The circuit boards in Hard Drives contain traces of precious metals such as gold and palladium. These boards fall under premium grade of circuit board, when scrapped. They are worth more than Computer Motherboards due to the higher density of precious metals in its packing.
The scrap price of Hard Drives depends on the market rate of gold and other precious metals including silver, platinum and palladium. The variation in precious metal prices often results in scrap yards quoting different rates from time to time.
The prices listed below are country averages paid by recycling centers in the United States
| Scrap Material | National Average | High Price | Low Price | Unit | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARD DRIVES W/BOARDS | $0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | USD/LB | 2024-12-06 |
| Hard Drives - Incomplete | $0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | USD/LB | 2024-11-19 |
| Hard Drives Scrap | $0.51 | 0.53 | 0.5 | USD/LB | 2024-10-02 |
| Hard Drive Boards | $3.46 | 3.46 | 3.46 | USD/LB | 2024-10-02 |
| HARD DRIVES W/O BOARDS | $0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | USD/LB | 2018-03-02 |
Where can we sell Hard Drives?
Not all scrap yards accept Hard Drives. It is always advised to take your scrap to a reputed dealer who pays you best rate. Also, make sure that data is completely erased out of your drive, before that are sold for scrap. Selling to authorized electronics recyclers ensures that your data is secure. Such recyclers assure that all your data on Hard Drives are wiped clean before they are destroyed and recycled. They even offer a certificate of destruction.
Hard Drives - Material Specifications, How to Sell & Current Price accepting recycling centers in the United States
- A-Plus Industry, Inc.415 N 15th St
Allentown,Pennsylvania - Wilenta Carting, Inc46 Henry Street
Secaucus,New Jersey - Go GarbageP.O. Box 54
Stirling,New Jersey - Perkasie PC Repair & Recycling1133 N 5th St
Perkasie,Pennsylvania - H&C Metals, Inc227 Clifford Street P.O. Box 5150
Newark,New Jersey
Are you having large quantities of Hard Drives?
It would be worth your time to scrap Hard Drives as yards often offer good prices, especially when you have large quantity of the same. Scrap yards often offer free-of-cost on-site service whereby Hard Drives may be physically destroyed using safe and environment-friendly shredding techniques. This ensures that private data stored on Hard Drives cannot be recovered later, thus offering peace of mind to customers.