Is there gold in hard disk?

There is no gold on the disk platters or any of the disk mechanism. Gold is present on most electronic circuit boards. Specially on the edge connectors.

What computer parts contain gold?

Motherboards and Circuit Boards Motherboards – the biggest circuit boards inside both laptops and desktops – often contain the “mother lode” of gold in used computers. Their edges have gold contacts and connectors where wires slide on. You will also find thin layers of gold applied to motherboards’ surfaces.

Do hard drives have precious metals?

Just like a CD/DVD drive, the hard drive has a precision logic board/circuit board that handles all the i/o and information processing in the drive. They are worth more than computer motherboards because they are more densely packed with trace amounts of precious metals (parts per million).

Can you get money for old hard drives?

Hard drives are always getting bigger, and storage needs are ever-increasing, so it makes sense that you would want to sell your used hard drives. We can buy your old, smaller drives, and either give you credit towards the purchase of some larger ones, or cash!

Do hard drives have scrap value?

The scrap price of Hard Drives depends on the market rate of gold and other precious metals including silver, platinum and palladium….Hard Drives Price.

Region	Price
North America, US East Coast	$0.65 per Lb
US Midwest, US West Coast	$0.65 per Lb

Is it safe to sell hard drives?

To sell used hard drives is a good thing for saving money and resource recycling. However, it is dangerous to sell hard disk online since the buyer may be able to access the personal and confidential information of the previous owner.

Why do hard disks have gold in them?

Not just the hard disks, but almost every electronic component has gold in traces. The reason for using gold is to transport electrons quickly.

Is there gold inside of your device?

There is gold inside the device from where you are reading this SD Bullion blog post. In order to help our readers better understand gold investing today, here we explain fundamental facts on how much gold is thinly spread inside a computer desktop, laptop and even smartphones.

Is there any precious metal in computer parts?

EScrap such as whole computers or individual components from computers contain gold, palladium and other precious materials. Computer circuit boards have gold and other precious metal traces in densities comparable to mined ore. There is enough valuable material to make refinement profitable on even a moderate scale.

How much gold is in a laptop?

While slightly less gold gets layered through a smaller computer laptop. In our research, with today’s gold price, over $6 of gold is layered in an average laptop. In other words, just over 1/10th of a gram of gold can be recycled off one singular laptop on average. How much Gold is in a Smartphone?