Difference between revisions of "The Status of Hardware Grants"

Revision as of 12:28, 5 November 2009

What's Going On

As of 11/3/2009, the RAD committee decided to reimpose limits to LCDs and laptops.

If you can demonstrate that your organization needs the following items:
   * Laptops
   * LCD monitors
You can apply for a maximum of 3 of each. If you need more, after 90 days, you may re-apply.
It is necessary to detail why you need laptops as opposed  to PCs and why you need LCD monitors as opposed to CRT monitors.
Please be as specific as possible.
- http://www.freegeek.org/grants/

What we grant out

What we grant out easily

PCs
Monitors
Keyboards
Mice
Power cords
Network cables
Printers
20 GB IDE Hard Drives
Mousepads
Headphones

What is a bit more difficult to grant out

These items need to be hunted for in advanced testing and/or the store. Ask the area coordinator before removing any equipment from its area.

Network devices
IDE Hard drives with >20 GB
Macintosh systems

What there is a waiting list and/or limits for

Laptops
- Laptops can be granted out ONLY if there is a demonstratable need that the organization has no space for a system/LCD combo or that they need to move around with the laptop, e.g. field work
LCD-monitors
- LCD-monitors can be granted out ONLY if there is a demonstratable need that the organization does not have space for CRT-monitors

What we do not grant out

Projectors
Speakers
Long network cables

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 ===What there is a waiting list and/or limits for===
 * Laptops
+** Laptops can be granted out ONLY if there is a demonstratable need that the organization has no space for a system/LCD combo or that they need to move around with the laptop, e.g. field work
 * LCD-monitors
-* Projectors
+** LCD-monitors can be granted out ONLY if there is a demonstratable need that the organization does not have space for CRT-monitors
 ===What we do not grant out===