[Blindtlk] $100 Computers

[Jewel S.]

Like was said, you get what you pay for. I got one of these computers,
but through the Red Cross program. $40 and you get a barebones
refurbished computer. The computer went ka-poot after 3 months. I
mean, totally ka-poot. The sound card went out, leaving me without any
way of using the computer since I use a screenreader. Then the video
card went out, and then the motherboard died. I was glad I only wasted
$40.

If you want an expensive computer, I suggest not doing this. Instead,
save up and get a netbook (which starts at about $280). This is a
brand new netbook and will do you much better than those refurbished
things that really are pieces of junk.

On 11/1/10, Robert Hansen <mrroberthansen34 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> you get what you pay for
> -----Original Message-----
> Date: Monday, November 01, 2010 1:08:15 pm
> To: <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> From: "Keith Wiglesworth" <hwiglesworth at carolina.rr.com>
> Subject: [Blindtlk] $100 Computers
>
> Hello Dave,
>
>     Yes, I do believe that this is a legit offering but beware as I know of
> at least one Federationist a few years ago who told me that she did get such
> a computer, it proved to be not so useful as some screws and other parts
> fell out of it when she got it and since she was a novice, it wasn't that
> helpful to her, and she wound up giving the parts and all to a computer
> person whom I assume was able to make better use of them.
>
>     I'm sure they do their best with these, but people should be sort of
> aware of what they might be getting though.
>
> Keith Wiglesworth
>
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~Jewel
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