THE COMPUTERS

TechFIN does not distribute computers to individuals directly. We rely upon our community-based nonprofit partner organizations to nominate appropriate recipients for these machines.

The TechFIN Computers

All of our computers are loaded with the software necessary to enable a user to complete school work (K – college), job search, participate in continuing education, and countless other tasks in today’s digital society. To ensure both the security of the donor and the computer’s ultimate recipient, TechFIN uses BitRaser to perform a secure and certified hard drive erasure when required. BitRaser generates a 100% tamper-proof certificate that ensures compliance with EU-GDPR, SOX, GLBA, HIPAA & other international data protection regulations such as NIST 800-88 Clear, NIST 800-88 Purge, DoD 3 or 7 Passes, HMG, etc.

Sustainable & Efficient

While there is little doubt one can find a used computer online for under $200, it will not match the hardware specifications (processor, memory, storage, etc.) of a TechFIN computer. This is due to the fact that the bulk of the computers donated were previously used to support the needs of today’s workforce. A comparable machine would easily cost $400 – 500. TechFIN’s cost-advantaged solution is enabled by the generous hardware donations of our corporate hardware partners. As such, TechFIN only has to bear the cost of revitalization and shipping. Donated machines have their hard drives purged of all data. The machines are refurbished, often upgraded (e.g. adding RAM, adding USB Wi-Fi adapters for desktops, etc.), and delivered with the help of our non-profit partners to low-income families at no cost to them.