RE: What a new free PC or Laptop? Not clickbait
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It was fun taking part in this drive, but I think there should be a second one. In my opinion, the amount should start at $500. I'm having nightmares of somebody forced to choose one of those crappy $299 Dell computers my school has loads of which always have problems.
Maybe this is first-world thinking and somebody in Zanzibar could get a kick-ass machine for that price. I also hope the winner considers a tablet iPad, as well, since Apple devices keep their value and last quite awhile. I think $500-1K is the sweet spot and adds Macs to the mix (the mac mini starts at $699). Either way, this was for a good cause! :
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This is a wrong kind of thinking. I am in the Netherlands, and have bought myself a very decent pc, NEW from amazon.nl that cost me 400 euro, that's less than 500 dollar. No it's not the top of the pc's, of course. But I can use photoshop without any trouble, I can use Krita without any trouble. And it's not a crappy pc at all. With an SSD of 500gb, 16gb RAM, graphic card with 4gb and so on ...
I had the same limit for myself, 500 dollar max because I didn't have more. Mission completed, and very satisfied. So I think there is enough choice, and let's face it ... The person who can apply for this doesn't even have a pc now! So I think they'll be quite happy with whatever which pc. As long as it's doing it's job. We can not fund the top-notch pc's. That's not the goal of this post.
Ipad's are far above budget ... if you want the latest Ipad you're not ready with 500 dollar.
Thank you for telling me what to think and what MY OPINION should be.
As the person called upon to do constant tech support for people buying these garbage $299 Dell computers, I have a different perspective. For a couple of hundred bucks more, they can get something that won't require constant upkeep and might last them, since it might be awhile before they can purchase another one.
You never heard me advocate for a "top-notch" PC, but a mid-range. Here 0-$500 is budget. $500-$1K is mid-range. Over $1K is top of the line. The sweet spot for me HERE, is $500-$700. Every Dell computer I've dealt with under that price has been nothing but trouble. So much so, that almost everyone here avoids them like the plague. Go up a couple of hundred bucks to a mid-range Dell and the options are much better.
Apple Mac Mini M1 review: Miniature footprint, maximum performance
https://www.digitaltrends.com/desktop-computer-reviews/apple-mac-mini-m1-review/
iPad starts at $299. The M1 Mac mini starts at $699 for a kickass little machine, with a blazing fast chip, that's resistant to Windows viruses. My issue is with Dell and their lower-tier, dirt-cheap, junk machines that are constant trouble and require endless tech support.
The person who setup this fund drive can do whatever they like. The winner will buy whatever is best for them. I'm proud to have participated and hope they get a great machine.
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We totally agree on this one. And thank you for participating in this.