The HD does have good magnets.
Around my part, the local morning news channels will have periodic runs for electronic waste turn-in days, and locations. But I usually wipe the hard drive, reload a OS, add a few things (free anti-virus, firewall, Open-Office etc.) and give it to a neighbor kid who may want it. Otherwise if it's useless, off to electronic waste turn-in it goes.
I noticed a couple weeks ago, a laptop I gave to a neighbor kid some time ago is still being used. I'm sure she plays games on it, but since it's the only computer she has at home to use, maybe she does some school work with it also. If nothing else, it builds her knowledge just using a computer. It keeps her from coming over to use my computer too. She also uses wireless access routers for internet from a couple of other neighbors who leave their access unsecured. I didn't care for that laptop and Windows Vista myself. I gave a Epson color inkjet away last month to another kid I now hear is being used.
Oh well - if someone can get use from it, then I'm all for that. Otherwise off to electronic waste turn-in.