Free Electronics & Free Computers

This page includes all the information available on AF.c about free electronics and free computers. As additional resources are discovered, they’ll be added.

Electronics can technically mean any device that is powered by electricity. That includes electronic accessories, home and kitchen appliances, mobile devices, TVs, digital cameras, video game consoles, electronic instruments, and computers. They can be as simple as a flashlight, and range in price from $1 to thousands of dollars. However, the devices that you can get for free are more likely to be less than $100 or even under $20.

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Simple gifts and gadgets, such as computer accessories or flashlights can be given away as SWAG at trade shows. See Free Samples & Gifts, Trade Show Freebies & SWAG.

Electronic accessories, software, and even small kitchen appliances could be free after rebate. Items that are free after rebate are more common on Black Friday.

Big ticket items, like refrigerators, could be prizes in sweepstakes or contests.

You may be able to get electronics by Mystery Shopping, Blogging For Freebies, or Product Testing.

Be aware that “free electronics” offers are among the most common scams online because they have a broad consumer target and they are sought-after by consumers. Scam artists tend to leverage the popularity of iPhones, Cameras and TVs. One scheme that could be a scam or at least very hard to accomplish is titled Get A Free Gadget, which is potentially free but not necessarily practical or worth the effort. If you decide to try getting a free gadget, then you should also read the Free Trials page first.

Electronics might be given away through community freebie resources, such as Craigslist, Freecycle, Dumpster Diving, Local Yard Sale Leftovers, and Local Retail Leftovers. In these cases the electronics will usually not be new. One of the most common freebies through these sources are analog TV sets, which are large, heavy and outdated, but still usable. If you have repair skills then more electronics that are given away would be useful to you. A common problem with vacuums that are thrown away is that they simply need a new belt.

eBay Lot Freebies is an arbitrage freebie strategy that can be used to get free electronics. This involves buy a “lot” of items on eBay, keeping or two items within the lot and the selling the remaining lot for same price that you bought it.

If you have any other information on getting free electronics, please let us know.

Free Computer

Getting a free computer is particularly important for various freebie strategies listed on AF.c. When you’re able to get a computer and internet access for free, then all web freebies are actually free. Plus you can use a computer to make money online or start a business.

Since computers are electronics, you could potentially get a free computer with any of the pages listed above, but most of the time you’ll find computer accessories for free.

You can get a free computer and even learn how to build and repair computers by volunteering to a non-profits that were established to conserve computer equipment. One example is FreeGeek.org in Oregon.

You can use a computer for free at a library.

Other Related Freebies

You need electricity to power electronics and computers. See Free Energy Resources.

You might need internet access to use a computer efficiently. See Free Internet-WiFi.

See also Free Software for software to use with your computer.