I’m on the lookout for a laptop for Lowri Davies at the moment. She is a student here, currently on industrial year, and a Kayaker -she’s not bad at it either – European womens freestyle champion as well as being British champion. She’s been selected for the British Universities Expedition this year, which is to the Altai Mountains – called the Four Borders Expedition
Lowri has asked me if I can provide a laptop for them to blog whilst on expedition, as their last one died whilst she was in Uganda, and they’ve gone and spent all the money already.
I’ve managed to scrounge a palmtop machine which could be used for blogging as long as they provide memory cards, and can find ways to connect it to upload the data on a regular basis, but it would be really nice to be able to provide her with some form of Panasonic Toughbook, as those things are supposed to be indestructible.
Is anyone out there willing to chip in a tenner or more towards one of these refurbished models? (I’m looking at the CF27 of £200 at the moment, plus a wireless network card and some more RAM) At the very least it’ll enable us to jealously watch her progress as they work their way around the rivers of Mongolia and the surrounding region.
Toughbook at SterlingXS
If there is enough interest I’ll put up a paypal address for you to contribute to, and we’ll buy one for her.
I’ll pass this on Rich…
Tell her to buy it her self! she’s loaded! all these industrial types are!
I’ll put a little in on the condition the aber cc or similar get the lappy once its been used, and doesnt go back into rich’s pocket or similar!
so whos up for a few browny points?
If we do buy a laptop for her, and it doesn’t get trashed on the trip, then it will be made available for student projects in subsequent years. Is that acceptable Nath?
I’d go with that i guess.