Laptop Conundrum

[whotheheckami]

Alexi leaves his Primary School and starts at Secondary School in the Autumn. Mendi and I have chosen this school because it has attracted Beacon Status for IT and technology. This means that a large proportion of lessons make use of PC and pupils are encouraged to use Laptops. The school has a pool of them for each year-group and they are shared, but they have a scheme where you can lease-to-buy your child's own laptop.

This year's model is:

Toshiba Satellite Pro 2100
Celeron 1.8Ghz processor
256 Mb RAM
30 GB Hard DIsk
DVD/CDRW drive
Wireless LAN integrated
14.1" TFT Screen
56k Modem
LAN 10/100
Microsoft Windows XP Pro
Microsoft Office XP
Typing Tutor Software
Anti-virus software
Insurance

Cost is £26.75 per month for 36 months (£963)

What do you think? Should we go for it? Or should we buy one separately and let Mendi bung it through her business accounts?

Comments

[dotty.livejournal.com]

More to the point, would Mendi get hers VAT-exempt if bought via business? If so, I would go for Mendi buying it (same specs, VAT exempt). If not, then go for the thing at school.

Re:

[whotheheckami.livejournal.com]

Not sure about the VAT - will check, thanks