In today's society, computers and the various electrical components that go with them, such as printers and scanners, are a very important part of daily life for many people. However, there may come a time when these items must be temporarily stored away. In order to keep them safe and secure until it is time to get them out and use them again, the best place to store them is in a self storage unit. Although it would be easy to just gather everything and put it in a cardboard box and stow it in the least expensive storage unit, it is better to store them properly in order to protect them from damage.

Instead of simply tossing everything into a cardboard box, care should be taken. If it is at all possible everything should be packed up into the original boxes exactly as the various pieces were when they were purchased. If the original boxes are no longer available, then new cardboard boxes of similar shape and size should be purchased. Considering how fragile these components can be, it is not wise to use an old box that was acquired from a local supermarket. The supermarket boxes are likely to be weak which could cause them to collapse or they could be dirty which would attract vermin to the storage unit. The new cardboard boxes can usually be purchased right in the office of the self storage facility or from moving companies and packaging services. Since the new boxes do not have all of the original packing material, care should be taken to pad everything well in the box by using bubble wrap and loose packing material.