| In this Computer age, where everything is | | | | PCs merely to evade recycling laws. |
| being computerized, computers have become an | | | | |
| absolute necessity these days. Used, recycled | | | | Another reason for buying old, used monitors |
| or refurbished computers offer a user a | | | | is photo editing. There are some of us who |
| viable option to own a computer at an | | | | still have to rely on the CRT monitors since |
| affordable price. | | | | the ultimate color purity that the CRT offers |
| | | | for editing colors cannot be had in an LCD |
| Currently about eight per cent of the world's | | | | monitor. This color purity issue may have |
| computers have had a prior owner, but this | | | | already been addressed in manufacturer's labs |
| figure is rapidly increasing. For every two | | | | but a commercially viable product which an |
| new PCs shipping this year, one used model | | | | average person can afford has not yet hit the |
| will be resold. It is interesting to note | | | | market. So photo editors prefer old used CRT |
| that only one in six PCs dedicated for reuse | | | | computers. |
| ends up on a desk in a developing market. | | | | |
| | | | The advantage of a refurbished computer |
| First of all, the question is why people buy | | | | Monitor is that you can save over fifty |
| used Monitors, Desktops, and Laptops when | | | | percent on the cost of a completely new |
| they can buy a new one. There are many | | | | computer Monitor. Moreover, you can upgrade |
| reasons for it. | | | | the computer system by adding new features or |
| | | | specifications. There are many asset recovery |
| The main reason for it is getting computers | | | | companies that specially deal in used |
| at a cheaper rate. This is why there is a lot | | | | Computers. |
| of demand for used machines in emerging | | | | |
| economies like Eastern Europe, Middle East. | | | | Opposite to increasing demand for Used |
| The increase is the availability of used | | | | Computers, there are factors like import |
| computers has also increased due to the | | | | tariffs, high transportation costs, drop in |
| recycling legislation that makes it more | | | | the price of new PCs, in addition to |
| expensive to discard old PCs. But this is | | | | environmental evasion, that are preventing |
| also giving rise to an industry that exports | | | | used computers from finding buyers. |