Re: Sorting other people's stuff
Practically every computer at home is a recycled machine.
Laptops: second-hand Thinkpads, the newest being an X220 and an T430. All of them fitted with an SSD, and with maxed out memory.
Others: home-built, the majority from fresh, choice components. Two always-on systems a few years old based on mini-ITX boards, and all of them built to requirements.