How accurate is the ITAD recovery estimate?

Our calculator uses 2026 secondary-market median prices for common business-class hardware, then subtracts standard destruction, refurbishment, and logistics costs. Actual recovery varies ±25% based on device condition, screen quality, battery health, and how aggressively the lot is brokered.

Do I have to choose between secure destruction and resale?

No. The right ITAD workflow tests every device, securely sanitizes the data, refurbishes what has resale value, and only destroys media that can't be safely repurposed. We do both — the recovery value typically covers our fee on lots of 50+ devices.

What if I just want everything destroyed?

That's fine — we'll quote a flat-rate destruction project with serialized Certificates of Destruction. You'll pay more than a hybrid ITAD project, but the simplicity is sometimes worth it.

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ITAD Recovery Value Calculator

Tell us what's on the loading dock. We'll estimate the secondary-market value, the destruction and logistics costs, and the net check you should expect.

2026 median pricing · Updated quarterly

Business-class laptops (3-5 yr old)

est. $80–$220 per unit

Desktops / SFFs (3-5 yr old)

est. $40–$120 per unit

Monitors (working, 22"+)

est. $15–$60 per unit

Rackmount servers (Gen8–Gen10 class)

est. $200–$900 per unit

Network switches (managed, 24/48-port)

est. $60–$300 per unit

Loose drives — HDD/SSD (for destruction)

destruction only — no resale value

Mobile devices (phones / tablets)

est. $20–$120 per unit

Estimated condition mix

Distance from Harrisburg, PA (miles)

we serve Central PA & the Mid-Atlantic

How the calculator works

We use 2026 secondary-market median prices for the device types most commonly retired by small and mid-sized businesses. Then we subtract:

Refurbishment cost — testing, cleaning, OS reinstall, packaging. About $25–$60 per unit on average.
Data destruction — NIST 800-88 Purge or Destroy for every device with storage media. Roughly $8–$25 per drive depending on method and certificate requirements.
Logistics — pickup, palletizing, and transport. Free under 30 miles for lots of 25+ units; otherwise a per-mile rate.

The condition mix dropdown applies a multiplier to the gross resale figure: high = 1.0×, medium = 0.65×, low = 0.25×.

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