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Re:Malware found on laptops given out by government by happymellon on Sunday January 24, 2021 @06:38AM (#25891244)
These are really bad netbooks which we have apparently spent £420 per laptop on based upon £96 million for 230,000 laptops.

https://geo-computers.com/geobook-1e/

They are £199 from Currys. They don't even try.

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Re:Malware found on laptops given out by government by imtringued on Sunday January 24, 2021 @10:24AM (#25892749)
It doesn't make sense to skimp on these devices. The amount of value that a £420 laptop could have provided is much greater than whatever this thing is.

It's like the boots quote from that disc world book. If it is cheap and crap you will buy it again and again. If it is expensive and good you'll keep it for a long time. Especially nowadays when Intel fails to improve performance of laptops.

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