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Very cool.  A couple of guys decided to build a Formula One simulator.  This is the result.  Pretty awesome!

You are probably familiar with donating clothing and other household goods, but did you know you can also donate computers to charitable organizations, too?  There are both national organizations and local Phoenix organizations that will happily accept computer and technology donations.  But remember, computer donations must be made to an organization listed with the IRS in order to be tax deductible.  Also, for taxes, you can only claim the fair market value — fair market value is the price the computer would sell for on the open market.

First, identify the Phoenix non-profits that are eligible to receive tax deductible donations.  You can search the IRS website by organization name or just get a list of all the eligible organizations in Phoenix.

Determine the computer’s fair market value by using the Used Price website.  You can also use the current selling prices of similar items in the same condition from eBay, Craigslist, or even the classified section of the Arizona Republic.  If you get different values, use the average price as the fair market value of the computer.

Send or take the computer’s to the charity — you may have to contact them first to ensure you’re taking them to the right location.  If the systems or components don’t work, you should ask if the charity accepts non-working systems — if they don’t, contact another charity.

Some places to consider:
Computers With Causes: Arizona Computer Donation,
AZ Strut: Computer Recycling and Donations,
You’re local Goodwill store,
or even your local Church

But one thing to remember before donating that old computer is to be sure to wipe all of personal data from it.  You might be surprised at how many donated machines are found to still fully loaded with family pictures, word documents, or even tax information!