Home Computer Initiative

[Loki]

Has anyone hear got this running at their place of work. Basically its a Government backed scheme whereby you can hire a PC at a dratically reduced rate and then have the option of purchasing it at the end of the agreement. Your employer gets the benefit of some tax relief. Its open to all companies.

DTI Blurb on it

A lad who I know got one through his mums company. They said goto a PC shop spec up a system and then it gets deducted at a reduced rate from your wages.

At our place we get a choice of 10 differnt systems and laptops from Dell and Apple.

Just wondered if anyone heard of it/used it and what there thoughts were

 

[Loki]

My boyfriends signed up for BT home computing initiative before Xmas, we still havent got our Mac Mini Its a nightmare with some companies.

By the time we get it, it will be miles out of date and we will still have to pay for it for 3 years

Aaron

I was quite interested in getting an Apple Notebook but fear that it might get delayed and be out of date by the end of the three years. Saying that £17.00 a month aint too bad

 

[Loki]

Just got an email from one of my colleagues. It would appear that Chairmen Brown & Blair think this is too much of a good deal. So the scheme effectively closes on the 6th April this year. I spoke with the company running ours today and as long as the documents are on site before the 6th we will be cool. Of all the things that could help bridge the digital divide and they go and close it

Apple iBookG4 for £23.00 winging its way to Chez Loki as we speak