A very cheap computer

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Dougjwjr

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This is a little different of a situation for me. My aunt seems to believe that my 5 year old cousin needs a computer for school. He's in kindergarten and doesn't really know how to read yet. I believe eventually, in a couple years having a computer will be a must, but he should at least know how to read first. That being said, they want to get him a computer, so I've come here for suggestions.

I know this is a little unorthodox...
I'm thinking get something cheap on craigslist myself.

The rest of the family will probably use it as well, maybe to copy cd's or check email, but that's about it, and things just about any computer can do.
 
I dont even know who has the money for it because I certainly am not paying for it and they are dirt poor. That said, I would think under $400, probably lower than that would be a plus. Need a monitor, keyboard, and mouse too.
 
Get a netbook or nettop. Something with an Atom, something cheap, something full-featured but at the same time kind of impaired.
 
this is a time when u throw somthing together with aprts in the closet. That said a 5 year old can definately navigate a PC.
my 3yr old has started playen with a old laptop i let her use she can navigate the nickjr website and games pretty well with her mini laptop mouse. Play Paint etc.
 
If the budget is $250 or less, a netbook would be fine, or a used parts build. For higher budgets, you can definitely get something better. First, decide on who's paying, and how much they're willing to pay. ;)
 
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