Free Computer & Internet Access for Children aged 7-14 of Low Income Families

andyfrank

andyfrank wrote: »

not downloaded any yet , but found this site dont know the full in's and outs of it

http://www.educational-freeware.com/freeware/

also go to
http://www.cnet.com/
and look up educational

just downlaoded a quick simple one colouring pictures for a toddler pre schooler , very creative for a youngster :-):j

bdtbl

due to illness we now qualify for this, however i used to build computers for a living so dont really require their support and i have all the software that my children need on disc at home, so i do believe you should be able to take off some of these extras and be able to spend more on a better spec computer, surely the computer will be covered by a 12 months manufacturers guarantee anyway?
some people will undoubtedly need more help than us but i think you should be able to opt in

outofmoney

sheffgrow wrote: »

due to illness we now qualify for this, however i used to build computers for a living so dont really require their support and i have all the software that my children need on disc at home, so i do believe you should be able to take off some of these extras and be able to spend more on a better spec computer, surely the computer will be covered by a 12 months manufacturers guarantee anyway?
some people will undoubtedly need more help than us but i think you should be able to opt in

The thing is here, the laptop is for your children to be able to access the internet for research and do simple things such as word documents or small presentations. All of this should be related to schoolwork.

If they wanted the children to also be able to play games needing a higher spec them I'm sure they would have provided for that.

bdtbl

outofmoney wrote: »

The thing is here, the laptop is for your children to be able to access the internet for research and do simple things such as word documents or small presentations. All of this should be related to schoolwork.

If they wanted the children to also be able to play games needing a higher spec them I'm sure they would have provided for that.

where did i say my children wanted it to play games?? i dont mean for playing games i mean that the basic computers will run extremely slow with 1 gig of ram and the anti virus software will also slow it down to a virtual standstill, the computers also seem "overpriced" by the companies i know they are free to us but the government is ultimately paying for it, and for a 15 inch laptop with 1 gig of ram they do seem a bit pricey,

outofmoney

My apologies....I am not a techie and just thought you wanted higher spec for games. Higher spec to me meant better graphics etc which usually relates to games.

They are overpriced. I assume this is because they have added their cut to the price.


On a different note, I had an email from BLi today, as I had asked them a question on Saturday before I had discovered this great thread. If I ordered from them I wonder If I would get a response so quick when my laptop didn't show!:D

karend1980

So who's got the best offer on and are the most realiable at the moment?

gohan2091

karend1980 wrote: »

So who's got the best offer on and are the most realiable at the moment?

I would say the best deal is from Positive IT, the Samsung laptop with an extra GB of RAM (2GB total)

Suzkin

Hi,

Is there anything for people who live on their own (and have no partner/children), and who receive income support?

only_mee

Suzkin wrote: »

Hi,

Is there anything for people who live on their own (and have no partner/children), and who receive income support?

No.
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kibs

Ordered the Samsung, with a free uprade to 2gb memory from PositiveIT for a friend on Friday. Recieved an email today, and think it's been dispatched, not sure as the message went a bit weird with lots of errors and stuff. lol. Are they still dhl'ing them out, and do they send you a tracking number at all?

Ok it comes with open office, but still cheaper buying ms office than the upgrade, as ms office can be bought for under £45 and the printer I am donating my old one.