Im happy that these students will get the benefits of computers. It saddens me that the company is charging double what was originally anticipated. However, its still an inexspensive price compared to a comparable computer at regular retail value. I just hope these computers can hold up to normal wear and tear and are upgradeable. In the future I hope to see more programs like this stretch across all avenues of education, not just computers.
However, let's keep in mind that since they announced that price, the U.S. dollar has dropped significantly in value. Or, to be more blunt, it's tanked.
Meaning that the price per unit in US$ is bound to increase correspondingly.
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John M @ Oct 4th 2007 1:28PM
Im happy that these students will get the benefits of computers. It saddens me that the company is charging double what was originally anticipated. However, its still an inexspensive price compared to a comparable computer at regular retail value. I just hope these computers can hold up to normal wear and tear and are upgradeable. In the future I hope to see more programs like this stretch across all avenues of education, not just computers.
CapnVan @ Oct 4th 2007 4:53PM
Undoubtedly the price has increased.
However, let's keep in mind that since they announced that price, the U.S. dollar has dropped significantly in value. Or, to be more blunt, it's tanked.
Meaning that the price per unit in US$ is bound to increase correspondingly.