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PCR: Saying goodbye to an old tablet

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Machines often get replaced around here. Sometimes the old machines get reused - maybe it gets handed to someone who needs a second machine or gets put in a lab and used to run automation. When it is so old that no one wants it any longer, we send it to "PCR" - PC Recycling.

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As you walk through the hallways, you can see machines set out for the recycling folks to come pick up. Microsoft used to sell these from third party sellers - I do not know if that still is the case. In this photo, there is an old tablet from Gateway that has seen better days. The lid won't close, the battery won't hold a charge, the case around the fan cracked (which allows great airflow) and it just does not work any more.

I thought it might be interesting to see what happens with old machines since I haven't talked much about "life at Microsoft" recently.

Questions, comments, concerns and criticisms always welcome,

John

Comments

  • Anonymous
    March 10, 2011
    Define "just does not work any more"--does it not power up at all? A lid that won't close, a dead battery and a cracked case wouldn't keep me from putting this in a corner somewhere and doing something useful with it over Remote Desktop.  Being a tablet, it's probably less power-hungry than any desktop and would be a better machine to leave on 24/7 for light-duty tasks.

  • Anonymous
    March 10, 2011
    The screen no longer worked so it was useless as a tablet.  Since the case was also broken, it was simply that machine's time to go.  I think it may even have had a P3 in it - it was pretty old.

  • Anonymous
    March 20, 2011
    What sort of tablets do you guys use to do your testing on?  We are a school and have about 250 Toshiba M780's but next year I'd be keen to look around a little more at what's available...

  • Anonymous
    March 20, 2011
    We intentionally have a wide variety of tablets - Toshiba, Lenovo, Fuji, Gateway, etc...  They are all pretty good - my only comment has been to make sure the screen "feels" good to use when writing.  Some of the glossy screens are a little tricky to use for writing.