NextWorth makes it easier and more convenient for you to sell your electronics. Through our online price calculator and different payment options, you can choose the best way to get paid for your used gadgets.

In the past few months, we’ve taken our ease of use a step further by introducing specialized trade-in centers for you to sell your favorite smartphones. Want to buy the Samsung Galaxy S4? Visit the Samsung Phone Trade-in Center!

Upgrading to the BlackBerry Z10? Use the BlackBerry Trade-in Center! Here’s how we see it: You want to buy the new BlackBerry Z10, and we want to buy your old one. Sell your 9930 Bold, 9800 Touch, 9300 Curve, 9360 Curve, 9650 Bold, and more!

Follow these simple steps to sell your BlackBerry device:

1. Visit our specialized  BlackBerry Phone Trade-in Center.
2. Choose which smartphone you’d like to sell and answer these simple questions:
   • Powers on and reset to factory settings?
   • Screen chipped, cracked, or have LCD damage?
   • Casing cracked or damaged?
   • Buttons present and fully functional?
   • Water damage?
3. After answering the questions, you’ll receive your price quote. Add the item to your cart, print your free shipping label, and drop your device off at your local UPS store.

Once we receive your BlackBerry phone, we’ll inspect it and confirm its value. Then you’ll receive your check, gift card or PayPal deposit in about a week.

You already know NextWorth is a great option to sell your electronics, but did you know you could also purchase gently used and refurbished electronics? Visit the NextWorth eBay store for great prices on gently used and refurbished iPhones, iPods, iPads, Kindles, and more! 

Sponsored Post: David Bakke is a contributor for Money Crashers Personal Finance. He writes about smart shopping tips, technology, and money management.

It seems like no matter where you turn, you see someone with a tablet computer – and that’s not too far from the truth. One-fourth of all American adults now own one, and tablet sales are expected to surpass those of traditional laptops this year. While tablet computers are light, practical, and fun, you shouldn’t pull the trigger on one until you’ve done some research.

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To help you make the best choice in a market full of options, consider these five specifications:

1. Screen Size

Tablet PCs come available with screens ranging in size from five to ten inches. It’s not all about viewability and resolution, however. If you’re planning on using your tablet in lieu of a laptop or desktop, chances are you’re going to need to send emails and type up documents. If you have big fingers, going with a five-inch screen may be setting yourself up for more hassle than convenience. When you narrow down the candidates, make sure you shop around and sample your options in-store – nothing can replace that tactile experience.

2. Operating System

You have three main choices when it comes to the operating system on your tablet – the iOS system by Apple, the Android system by Google, and Windows 8 by Microsoft. All have their pros and cons. The operating system by Apple comes with the comprehensive Apple app store, a big bonus. You can find a wider selection of tablets featuring Android, which means more options at lower prices on hardware. Windows 8 may take a bit of getting used to if you’re used to Windows 7 (there is no Start button, for one), but it’s a fully customizable operating system, so you can make adjustments to suit your tastes.

3. Thickness and Weight

The thickness and weight variations are minimal between tablet PCs, but still an important factor to consider. If you’re planning on traveling frequently with your tablet, a few grams or millimeters can make a big difference. Your best bet is to test drive a few options of differing weights and thicknesses at your local electronics store to get an idea of what you’re most comfortable with.

4. Memory

You’re going to be hard-pressed to find a tablet with more than 64GB of storage space – it’s one of the natural limitations of the device’s size. However, if you don’t think you need quite that much memory, you can save by going with one that’s got only 16GB. More importantly – and this is especially true if you think you’re going to need more than 64GB – check to see if the device has an SD card slot. If so, you can upgrade your tablet’s memory capability as you wish.

5. Audio Capabilities

The audio capabilities of most tablet PCs are average at best. If you’re planning on using yours for viewing the occasional YouTube video or news clip, it shouldn’t pose a problem. However, if you’re going to need higher quality audio, you may want to investigate alternative devices like mini-laptops or netbooks, which can support better sound.

Bonus: Residual Value

Be mindful of the residual value for your tablet computer. Apple products generally depreciate slower than other devices, meaning you can sell your tablet to the secondary market for more money.

Final Thoughts

Prices for most tablet PCs are constantly dropping. You can save big by purchasing a prior-year model or sacrificing one of the above features in the interest of getting a better deal. You can even buy gently used or refurbished tablets at a fraction of the cost. Remember, tablets are fun and practical, but you don’t have to spend a bundle to own one. Just investigate the benefits and drawbacks of each model, and give them all a test drive before you make your final choice.

What’s your deciding factor when purchasing a tablet? Please share in the comments below.  

The Galaxy S4 is finally available in the US, even if it’s in limited quantities. This means Samsung fans across the country are looking to sell their old Android and buy the latest and greatest smartphone. Major national media like the Los Angeles Times, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, and 9to5Google, the new 9to5Mac Android counterpart site, are letting readers know that NextWorth and its in-store partner Target are convenient avenues for getting cash back on old electronics.

Los Angeles Times - AT&T begins Galaxy S4 pre-orders; where to trade-in Galaxy SIII

The LA Times’s feature lists NextWorth as a perfect trade-in option for those looking for differentiation between models, carriers, and colors of the Galaxy S3.

Kiplinger - Declutter Your Life

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance’s May issue suggested NextWorth as a piece of your general spring cleaning, suggesting “Declutter Your Life.” This goes for old Samsung phones, as well!

Planning to upgrade to the Galaxy S4? Use NextWorth’s new Samsung Phone Trade-in Center to sell your old device!

Here at NextWorth, we’re committed to offering top dollar for your devices and making it easier and more convenient to sell those items. Only our service lets you sell electronics online or at your favorite retail stores, and you can even choose how you’d like to be paid – via PayPal, check, or gift card. It’s up to you!

We’re continuing to make things easier for you by creating a specialized trade-in center for Samsung phones. Here’s how we see it: You want to buy the new Samsung Galaxy S4, and we want to buy your old one. Sell your Galaxy S3, Galaxy S2, Galaxy S, Infuse 4G, Epic 4G Touch, and more!

Follow these simple steps to sell your Samsung device:

Once we receive your Samsung phone, we’ll inspect it and confirm its value. Then you’ll receive your check, gift card or PayPal deposit in about a week.

Have other electronics you want to sell? NextWorth accepts devices in 11 product categories from smartphones and calculators to DVDs and cameras.

We hope you’ve enjoyed celebrating Earth Month with us learning how to reduce your e-waste and other eco-friendly facts to help the environment. It’s doesn’t just have to April to promote green living and reduce your impact on our natural resources. Instead follow the simple mantra of “reduce, reuse, and recycle your electronics.” We’ll teach you how!

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Check out these helpful ways to follow the three R’s: (Don’t forget: it’s your last chance to share our eco-friendly facts on Twitter and be entered to win an EcoVue iPad Retina Case). Reduce Your Use of Technology

• Look for products that use less packaging. Fewer raw materials are used when manufacturers make their products with less packaging. Less packaging reduces waste and costs with the cost savings often passed along to the consumer. Click to Tweet!

• Maintain and repair electronics as much as possible. Protect your electronics in cases to keep them clean and in working order. Click to Tweet!

Reuse Technology Throughout its Life Cycle

• Borrow, rent, or share electronic accessories. How many smartphone cases do you have sitting in a drawer? One case for each season? Share cases or other electronic accessories with friends and family. Click to Tweet!

• Buy used electronics through trusted retailers. Visit NextWorth’s eBay store for great prices on gently used and refurbished iPhones, iPods, iPads, Kindles, and more! Click to Tweet!

Recycle Your Electronics and Electronic Accessories

• Trade-in your gently used or even broken electronics to NextWorth. We are committed to offering top dollar for your devices and making it easy for you to trade them in. Trade-in online or at your favorite retail stores. Click to Tweet!

• Upcycle items around the house. Turn a mini fridge into a TV stand and storage unit for your videogames. Turn floppy disks into DIY floral planters. The possibilities are endless! Click to Tweet!

Here’s how to enter the giveaway:

1. Click the included “Click to Tweet” link to tweet your favorite eco-friendly tech fact.
2. Follow NextWorth on Twitter to find out if you’ve won.

Three (3) winners will be chosen at random. Giveaway ends at noon EST on April 30, 2013. This content is not associated with or endorsed by Twitter. Must be following @NextWorth on Twitter to win. See Official Rules for giveaway. 

Sources:

1. http://www.epa.gov/recycle/reduce.html

2. http://stores.ebay.com/NextWorth

3. http://NextWorth.com

4. http://blog.nextworth.com/2013/02/5-ways-upcycle-items-house/

As technology advances and more electronic devices are on the market, we have to find a place to dispose of all of these unused devices. Unfortunately, many electronics turn into e-waste filling landfills and creating a digital dump. As the problem piles up, many countries find it easier to ship their e-waste overseas. Here at NextWorth, we believe this problem can be solved in our homes by recycling electronics to local donation organizations or by trading in with us!

Visual.ly created “The Digital Dump” infographic to explain how quickly electronic waste is piling up and what devices are the biggest culprits.

 Piling Up Electronic Waste

• Electronic waste (E-waste) is piling up around the world at a rate of 40 million tons per year. Do your part by recycling electronics when you’re finished using them. Click to Tweet!

• The numbers are startling for electronic waste. The United States produces 3.3 million tons of e-waste in a year! Click to Tweet!

Electronic Waste by Device

• How many TVs are there just in your household? Do you upgrade your TV every time there’s a new model or size differentiation? On average, the United States throws out 25 million TVs per year. Click to Tweet!

• Think about the number of computers you use personally and add that number to the number of computers businesses use. On average, the United States throws out 47.5 million computers per year. Click to Tweet!

• How many friends or family members own a cell phone? Do they upgrade their phone every year or every two years with a contract? On average, the United States throws out 100 million cell phones per year. Click to Tweet!

Assess the amount of electronics you own and if you’re contributing to the growing e-waste problem. Then, trade-in your electronics with us and be paid for doing your part to help get rid of e-waste.

On behalf of everyone here at NextWorth, we wanted to take the time to wish you a Happy Earth Day! How do you plan on celebrating the Earth today? There are plenty of things you can do from planting trees, recycling plastic bottles, or selling electronics. We want to know your creative plans to give back to the planet!

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Earth Month Promo Code

Don’t forget to take advantage of our promo code good for a 10% bonus value on all electronic trade-ins, no matter the model or condition of your device. This promotion lasts the entire month of April so you can spend Earth Day assessing the unused electronics you have and trade-in devices in the upcoming weeks.

Simply enter the promo code “EARTH” at checkout, and the bonus will automatically be applied to your trade-in.

Eco-Friendly Giveaway 

We’ve partnered with our good friends at Marware to give you the opportunity to win an eco-friendly accessory for your iPad. It’s easy to enter the giveaway! Click the included “Click to Tweet!” links to tweet your favorite eco-friendly tech fact and make sure you’re following NextWorth on Twitter to find out if you’ve won.

At the end of the month, we’ll pick three lucky winners who’ve shared the following eco-friendly facts via Twitter with an EcoVue iPad Retina Case! 

• In 14 and a half seconds, the sun provides as much energy to the Earth as humanity uses in a day.Solar power is a cheap and renewable resource. Not only does Vitamin D help to keep you powered during the day, but it can also power your electronics too. Invest in solar powered charging stations for your digital devices. Click to Tweet!

• 1 wind turbine generates enough electricity to power 250 homes. Wind energy is a substantial renewable resource for many areas. For example, the United States is one of the largest, fastest-growing markets for wind power development in the world. As America’s wind turbines grow in size, they produce more power, more efficiently. Click to Tweet!

• Over 70% of Washington’s electricity comes from hydroelectric power. Certain states in America are going above and beyond to utilize renewable resources. For example, the world’s largest wind farm is in Texas. Also, California produces more geothermal, solar, and wind power than all other states combined. Click to Tweet!

• NYC’s Bryant Park includes a public charging station that uses an 85-watt solar panel to charge cell phones. Help increase the common good by getting your community involved in renewable energy. Attend public forums and become involved in organizations that are working to keep your city green and clean. Click to Tweet!

• The MacBook Air has advanced power management even regulating the processor between keystrokes, reducing the power used between the letters you type. Today’s gadgets are being designed to use less electricity and produce less hazardous waste. Click to Tweet!

• An ENERGY STAR light bulb uses about 75% less energy than a traditional incandescent bulb and lasts at least 6 times longer. If every American home replaced just one light bulb with one that’s earned the ENERGY STAR, we would save enough energy to light 3 million homes for a year. Click to Tweet!

• It takes 7 gallons of water to produce the average printed book, while a digital publication is created with only 2 cups of water. Reading your favorite books from a tablet or e-reader not only gives you more freedom for portable fiction, but also is better for the environment. Click to Tweet!

• The environment and tech can go together when you dispose of electronics correctly. You can still have the latest gadgets as long as you’re sensible with their disposal when you’re done. Donate electronics to local recycling centers or trade-in with NextWorth. Click to Tweet!

• What benefits do we get from recycling e-waste? We can recover and reuse the materials inside mobile devices, such as palladium, gold, copper, plastics, glass, and more. The average mobile phone battery contains 3.5 grams of copper. Click to Tweet!

• What is e-waste? E-waste is waste created from throwing away electronic devices, especially consumer electronics, such as cell phones. As the number of personal devices has grown, so has the amount of e-waste. In 2010 alone, 152 million mobile phones were discarded in the U.S. – 135 million thrown away and only 17 million recycled. Click to Tweet!

We believe in making every day, Earth Day! Recycle your electronics with NextWorth to make an Earth-conscious decision all year long. 

During the month of April, we tend to focus on our consumption habits and how we can better protect and preserve our planet. It doesn’t just have to be Earth Day to know Recycling 101 and how to utilize renewable resources. Types of renewable energy include: sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat.

Check out these renewable energy facts and ways to utilize those renewable resources:

(Don’t forget: at the end of April, we’re picking three winners who share our eco-friendly facts on Twitter with an EcoVue iPad Retina Case by Marware).

• In 14 and a half seconds, the sun provides as much energy to the Earth as humanity uses in a day. Solar power is a cheap and renewable resource. Not only does Vitamin D help to keep you powered during the day, but it can also power your electronics too. Invest in solar powered charging stations for your digital devices. Click to Tweet!

• 1 wind turbine generates enough electricity to power 250 homes. Wind energy is a substantial renewable resource for many areas. For example, the United States is one of the largest, fastest-growing markets for wind power development in the world. As America’s wind turbines grow in size, they produce more power, more efficiently. Click to Tweet!

Image via http://energy.gov/

• Over 70% of Washington’s electricity comes from hydroelectric power. Certain states in America are going above and beyond to utilize renewable resources. For example, the world’s largest wind farm is in Texas. Also, California produces more geothermal, solar, and wind power than all other states combined. Click to Tweet!

• NYC’s Bryant Park includes a public charging station that uses an 85-watt solar panel to charge cell phones. Help increase the common good by getting your community involved in renewable energy. Attend public forums and become involved in organizations that are working to keep your city green and clean. Click to Tweet!

Image via http://inhabitat.com/

Here’s how to enter the giveaway:

1. Click the included “Click to Tweet” link to tweet your favorite eco-friendly tech fact.
2. Follow NextWorth on Twitter to find out if you’ve won.

For more information about reducing your e-waste and eco-friendly facts (plus more opportunities to win!), check back to the NextWorth blog each week in April.

Three (3) winners will be chosen at random. Giveaway ends at noon EST on April 30, 2013. This content is not associated with or endorsed by Twitter. Must be following @NextWorth on Twitter to win. See Official Rules for giveaway. 

Sources:

1. http://www.solargaines.com/solarpowergraphic.html

2. http://energy.gov/photos/infographic-wind-energy-america

3. http://www.treehugger.com/corporate-responsibility/renewable-energy-what-it-is-and-who-is-using-it-infographic.html

4. http://inhabitat.com/nyc/solar-powered-cell-phone-charging-station-pops-up-in-new-yorks-bryant-park/solar-powered-charging-stat/

When we buy new cell phones or other electronic devices, what happens to all of the old or broken gadgets? Without taking the time to properly dispose of them, those devices get thrown away, creating e-waste. However, many electronic devices can be recycled and their parts reused.

Fonebank created an “E-Waste: Recycle or Refuse?” infographic to explain exactly what e-waste is and how we can help reduce it.

Let’s break this infographic down:

What is e-waste? E-waste is waste created from throwing away electronic devices, especially consumer electronics, such as cell phones. As the number of personal devices has grown, so has the amount of e-waste.

• In 2010 alone, 152 million mobile phones were discarded in the U.S. – 135 million thrown away and only 17 million recycled. Click to Tweet!

What benefits do we get from recycling e-waste? We can recover and reuse the materials inside mobile devices, such as palladium, gold, copper, plastics, glass, and more. Also, we can pay it forward by sending gently used, working phones to developing countries providing a source of communication for others. This kind of donation can lead to new jobs and business opportunities.

• The average mobile phone battery contains 3.5 grams of copper. Click to Tweet!

How can we prevent e-waste?  When we’re upgrading our devices, we can make sure we’re recycling our old electronics responsibly. Also, spread the word to recycle through your social media profiles.

• Trade-in electronics with NextWorth to earn some extra cash while helping to prevent e-waste. Click to tweet!

How do you prevent e-waste? Please share in the comments below! 

You heard that right—we’re continuing our Earth Day celebration with an eco-friendly giveaway! We’ve connected with our good friends at Marware to give you the opportunity to win an eco-friendly accessory for your iPad.

At the end of the month, we’ll pick three lucky winners who’ve shared the following eco-friendly facts via Twitter with an EcoVue iPad Retina Case by Marware.  And don’t forget to sell your old iPad so you can upgrade to the latest version!

• The MacBook Air has advanced power management even regulating the processor between keystrokes, reducing the power used between the letters you type. Today’s gadgets are being designed to use less electricity and produce less hazardous waste. Click to tweet!

• An ENERGY STAR light bulb uses about 75% less energy than a traditional incandescent bulb and lasts at least 6 times longer. If every American home replaced just one light bulb with one that’s earned the ENERGY STAR, we would save enough energy to light 3 million homes for a year. Click to tweet!

• It takes 7 gallons of water to produce the average printed book, while a digital publication is created with only 2 cups of water. Reading your favorite books from a tablet or e-reader not only gives you more freedom for portable fiction, but also is better for the environment. Click to Tweet!

• The environment and tech can go together when you dispose of electronics correctly. You can still have the latest gadgets as long as you’re sensible with their disposal when you’re done. Donate electronics to local recycling centers or trade-in with NextWorth. Click to Tweet!

Here’s how to enter:

1. Click the included “Click to Tweet” link to tweet your favorite eco-friendly tech fact.
2. Follow NextWorth on Twitter to find out if you’ve won.

For more information about reducing your e-waste and eco-friendly facts (plus more opportunities to win!), check back to the NextWorth blog each week in April.

Three (3) winners will be chosen at random. Giveaway ends at noon EST on April 30, 2013. This content is not associated with or endorsed by Twitter. Must be following @NextWorth on Twitter to win. See Official Rules for giveaway. 

Sources:

1. http://www.apple.com/macbookair/environment.html

2. http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=find_a_product.showProductGroup&pgw_code=LB

3. http://uberflip.com/blog/infographic-sustainability-of-tablets

4. http://NextWorth.com/