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

only_mee

We have just had this advert posted on our local "begborrowswap" yahoo group site

hi i have a brand new never been taken out the box t mobile dongle with 12m internet on it brought new would cost u £150 i am selling 4 £70 ono

I would love to post her email here

andyfrank

only_mee wrote: »

We have just had this advert posted on our local "begborrowswap" yahoo group site


I would love to post her email here

didnt take them long did it , it sickens me how they abuse the system and others cant get it they need reporting :eek:

andyfrank

tia1803 wrote: »

hi all!
finally i got all my paperwork,pin and card through...rushed to comet only to be told that all they can offer is an acer laptop...so i said i would look online before deciding...for all you that have got them..can you advise on the best site,waiting time and best deal please..i have the laptop only deal with no broadband included...i have read somewhere that one company does a free printer and wondered which of the 3 netbook and laptops you went for and would i be better going for bigger ram or free printer do you think???


many thanks if you can help me.

i am itching to order right now!

also do any come with webcams?

personally i would stay away from the acer at comet , its the worst one thats available , best site i have come across , used and seeen others use and reccomend is positive IT solutions , you get the extra 1gb upgrade making your laptop a 2gb , and they deliver within 3-4 days , other sites are offering printers but be careful with printers as some only take genuine ink and its very expensive , if its just for kids to print homework off then a cheap 2nd hand printer will do the job perfect , a set of ink for a printer is around 20-30 quid and dont last long trust me
i would go for a laptop not a netbook , laptops are bigger screens and have a dvd/cd drive so you can watch dvds or play cds and burn your photos to disc etc ... a netbook dont have a drive so its just for surfing basically

andyfrank

gohan2091 wrote: »

Got my Laptop (Samsung 2GB) but there are no discs with it, not even a recovery disc. Do I have to request this? If so, from whom? Positive IT? Samsung? Microsoft?

same here i had no discs , but you can make one so im told or there is a plac somewere on the menu to totally restore pc back to factory settings , you shouldnt need to do that thou unless you have some bad virus

andyfrank

outofmoney wrote: »

Doesn't mean much to me either....lol. I think 1GB is a good amount but if you plan to put lots of pictures, documents, or software on it then a bit more would be useful.

2gb is better than 1 , you can store more ... i think lol

only_mee

andyfrank wrote: »

2gb is better than 1 , you can store more ... i think lol

That's the RAM you can upgrade, allows multi tasking between open programmes easier/faster.

gohan2091

andyfrank wrote: »

2gb is better than 1 , you can store more ... i think lol

Wrong,

1GB and 2GB RAM has nothing to do with storage. Storage is down to hard drive size and if your hard drive was 1 or 2GB large, it would be considered extremely small.

RAM is random access memory, and more of it results in a smoother running system, allowing you to open more programs at any one time without it bogging down your system. It is also useful for memory intensive programs like Adobe Photoshop which will run better with more RAM.

tia1803

thank you soooo much for the replies...ok i am thinking to order from positiveIT and is it the samsung r519 i should go for?

gohan2091

tia1803 wrote: »

thank you soooo much for the replies...ok i am thinking to order from positiveIT and is it the samsung r519 i should go for?

I believe that's the 2GB version, so yes, go for it!

andyfrank

gohan2091 wrote: »

Wrong,

1GB and 2GB RAM has nothing to do with storage. Storage is down to hard drive size and if your hard drive was 1 or 2GB large, it would be considered extremely small.

RAM is random access memory, and more of it results in a smoother running system, allowing you to open more programs at any one time without it bogging down your system. It is also useful for memory intensive programs like Adobe Photoshop which will run better with more RAM.

i wasnt quite sure as i thought the duel core that made it faster
when my tech friend looked atnd advised me he said 2gb was better than one and duel core was better than single ...im not very tech lol but learning daily , quite enjoying this forum picking up little clues and tips along the way , but i am a women and know how to spot the best buys ;-)