[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by spinner1001

When K-12 schools provide a dedicated computer to each student in the USA, they typically get a Chromebook because of lower initial cost and lower ongoing cost for IT support compared to alternatives such as a MacBook. Perhaps this student needs more than a Chromebook.

Interesting! I'm glad the poster used "typically". I hail from Minnesota, where most students, as I understand it, are given a shiny new iPad for use at school AND at home. Some few get the cheaper tablets, and in years past desktops were also handed out...all, of course, courtesy of the taxpayers of Minnesota.

I wonder--has the quality of the end result--students who can actually enter college without having to take a bunch of remedial courses first--actually improved?

[ThirdOfFive]

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[Carlsondm]

Try looking at the refurbished computers at HP, DELL, maybe even open box Best Buy or Costco. A desktop is not that expensive.
I too remove all of my hard drives before I donate. A refurb with a hd would be more useful I'm guessing. The computer should also be capable of running newer OS in addition to the software he/she is using.

[garykoca427@gmail.com]

Check with the computer store on 301 right next to the Wildwood Village Hall. He usually has some used computers for a good price.

[HawkinsGuy]

Sent you a PM.

[Marmaduke]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Our country spends more money per student on education than almost any other country, and a high school student doesn't have a computer. Really? Why?

My thoughts exactly!
Even Ocala National Forest kids have easy access to many in their school libraries.

[DrHitch]

Best reply yet!! Yes, this student's need can be easily fulfilled

[hank2981]

I can provide a Windows 11 desktop with integrated graphics. I don't have a dedicated graphics card. The CPU is an AMD Athlon 3000G. 8 GB DDR4 memory. 128 GB solid state drive, and an 80 GB hard drive (the kind that spins). I ask that you pay $10 for a Windows 11 license.

If interested let me know if the student would like to have an open source software pre-loaded, such as the Adobe-like GIMP or Libre Office.

[Beyond The Wall]

Never, ever give someone a older computer UNLESS you have completely wipe hard drives and memory. Best way to do this is reinstall operating system. Otherwise a computer knowledgeable person could access you personal information

[Justputt]

One kicker here is a "dedicated GPU", presumably for number crunching, which is going to run the cost up. This needs more information. Is the "dedicated GPU" a minimum requirement or "desirable" and same for other specs? There are software MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS and PREFERRED specifications. Since this project is a "one-off", I would not get more than the minimum requirements. I would think the school would have computer labs; I thought that was almost standard these days. TV has computer clubs, so I'd start there and only get what you NEED for this one-off project.

[cjrjck]

Never heard back from the OP with more details? As for selling or giving away a PC the simplest solution if you are concerned about data on the storage drives is to remove them. A new 500gb ssd only costs about $20. Personally, I have also reformatted mine and installed a free version of Windows. The FBI could still uncover data if they wanted from such a wiped drive but most people are not the FBI.

[Gettingoutofdodge]

Originally Posted by spinner1001

When K-12 schools provide a dedicated computer to each student in the USA, they typically get a Chromebook because of lower initial cost and lower ongoing cost for IT support compared to alternatives such as a MacBook. Perhaps this student needs more than a Chromebook.

Chrome books are cheaper and what was supplied to students during the Covid lockdowns in NYC. The kids had to work remotely and that’s what they were given to use.

A Mac is very expensive as are iPads.

The type of hardware this student needs depends on what he is using the computer for.

[nn0wheremann]

Originally Posted by curly top

I am trying to help a student with his science project.
Can you tell me if there is somewhere that we could rent or borrow
Or buy a used one if not too expensive the following computer needs for him.

I am quoting his email because he’s the computer geek not me!

According to the software I am planning to use, the requirements for simulations are any CPU that is "Pentium® 4 2.0 GHZ or Athlon® 2000+ or faster, 64-bit (x64) processor",
It also asks for 8 gb of RAM (memory), for the graphics, it asks for "A dedicated NVIDIA GPU card", any NVIDIA cards after 2013 perhaps work.
The website also states that this graphics card (GPU) should have at least 4 gb RAM and recommended 8 gb.
Finally, for space it asks for a minimum 25 gb of storage in a hard drive, this is found in almost any computer by default.
Any amount of time to use this computer would be appreciated, an optimal time period would be about 2-4 months.

As you can see this is a dedicated student who needs support in finding the computer. Thank you

You can have this one. works well with LinuxMint desktop. See if the student can substitute a Linux software version for his project.
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System:
Kernel: 5.15.0-56-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.3.0 Desktop: Cinnamon 5.6.5
tk: GTK 3.24.33 wm: muffin dm: LightDM Distro: Linux Mint 21.1 Vera base: Ubuntu 22.04 jammy
Machine:
Type: Desktop System: Dell product: OptiPlex 380 v: N/A serial: <superuser required> Chassis:
type: 6 serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: Dell model: 0F0TGN v: A00 serial: <superuser required> BIOS: Dell v: A04
date: 12/20/2010
CPU:
Info: dual core model: Intel Core2 Duo E7500 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Core Yorkfield rev: A
cache: L1: 128 KiB L2: 3 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 2926 min/max: 1600/2933 cores: 1: 2926 2: 2926 bogomips: 11703
Flags: ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GT218 [GeForce 210] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: nouveau v: kernel pcie:
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: VGA-1 empty: DVI-I-1,HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 01:00.0
chip-ID: 10de:0a65
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.3 driver: X: loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa
gpu: nouveau display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1024x768 s-dpi: 96
Monitor-1: VGA-1 model: IBM T56A res: 1024x768 dpi: 85 diag: 384mm (15.1")
OpenGL: renderer: NVA8 v: 3.3 Mesa 22.0.5 direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:27d8
Device-2: NVIDIA High Definition Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie:
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:0be3
Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.15.0-56-generic running: yes
Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 15.99.1 running: yes
Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.48 running: yes
Network:
Device-1: Broadcom NetLink BCM57780 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe vendor: Dell driver: tg3 v: kernel
pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: N/A bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 14e4:1692
IF: enp2s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: Realtek RTL8192CU 802.11n WLAN Adapter type: USB driver: rtl8192cu bus-ID: 1-6:4
chip-ID: 0bda:8178
IF: wlxf4f26d0fa9a6 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 494.65 GiB used: 9.8 MiB (0.0%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Seagate model: ST3500418AS size: 465.76 GiB speed: <unknown>
serial: <filter>
ID-2: /dev/sdb type: USB model: N/A size: 14.44 GiB serial: <filter>
ID-3: /dev/sdc type: USB vendor: PNY model: USB 2.0 FD size: 14.45 GiB serial: <filter>
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 1.88 GiB used: 101.5 MiB (5.3%) fs: overlay source: ERR-102
ID-2: /var/log size: 11.65 GiB used: 9.8 MiB (0.1%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdb3
Swap:
Alert: No swap data was found.
USB:
Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: Full speed or root hub ports: 8 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
Device-1: 1-6:4 info: Realtek RTL8192CU 802.11n WLAN Adapter type: Network driver: rtl8192cu
rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 0bda:8178
Device-2: 1-7:5 info: Kingston DataTraveler R3.0 type: Mass Storage driver: usb-storage
rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 13fe:5200
Device-3: 1-8:6 info: PNY USB 2.0 FD type: Mass Storage driver: usb-storage rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 154b:00ee
Hub-2: 2-0:1 info: Full speed or root hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0001
Device-1: 2-1:2 info: Dell Keyboard SK-8115 type: Keyboard driver: hid-generic,usbhid rev: 1.1
speed: 1.5 Mb/s chip-ID: 413c:2003
Device-2: 2-2:3 info: Logitech M105 Optical Mouse type: Mouse driver: hid-generic,usbhid
rev: 2.0 speed: 1.5 Mb/s chip-ID: 046d:c077
Hub-3: 3-0:1 info: Full speed or root hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0001
Hub-4: 4-0:1 info: Full speed or root hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0001
Hub-5: 5-0:1 info: Full speed or root hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0001
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 40.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nouveau temp: 52.0 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A

[Eclas]

Check out Used Computers, Laptops, Monitors
I have bought 3 from them. You can find one with better specs than he needs for under $200

[philoret]

KAMRUI compact mini desktops at Amazon, Ebay $150-170. Needs monitor extra, cables.