The Status of Hardware Grants

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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