Wish I could have one of them old 14 inch ThinkPads - maybe the T or the P series, with six or more physical cores. My current laptop is mangled, with missing screws, battery that can't hold power, and I'm not sure how long it can hold. Can't afford to even get an older, refurbished device atm.
...do they do anything with the hard drive first?
Parts-Only listings on eBay are M.2 NVME devices, without Shitdows pre-installed, so that makes the devices quite a bit cheaper. I'd not be lying if I saw one on eBay for 60$. Plus the exorbitant shipping cost at 120$, but that's still okay.