My grandfather has decided that he needs a computer so that he can email photos back & forth with his brother in Holland. He has never really used a computer before, but he isn't afraid of learning new technology.
He will need something small and light so he doesn't do himself an injury if he decides to move it, and a largish (17 or 19 inch) LCD screen so everything on the screen is plenty big enough.
If I manage to get the whole family to chip in, he might be able to pay up to $1500.
Am I likely to find something that suits his needs second hand, or will he have to buy new? If he does have to buy new, where do you reccomend buying from?
I will probably hook him up with one of the $15 per month unlimited dialup plans because I'm not going to risk him getting over cap charges on ADSL, and $30 per month is probably a bit too expensive.
I would sell him my linux box for far less than it is worth, but a retail copy of windows is so expensive, and if I give him linux, I'll be the only person who can help him with it.
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