Computers for Charity

Donation Guidelines

Donations by well-intentioned people can sometimes cost us in time and money if the items are not current enough to be useful to our clients. For computers, please check to make sure that your donations meet the minimum requirements listed below, and be sure to make your donations during our scheduled volunteer days.

Desktop computers: Pentium IV (500 MHz and up)
Laptop computers: Pentium 3, Celeron or better
Macs: i Macs, e Macs, Power Macs, and Mac Books (450 MHz and up)
Monitors: Flat Panel (LCD)
Printers: Working laser printers only
Hard Drives: 10 Gig or larger
Memory: 128 MB or larger
CD/CDR-Rom Drives: 32x or better
DVD/DVDR-Rom Drives 4x or better
Networking equipment: NIC's, hubs, switches, routers, and wireless (working only)
Software licenses: The "Certificate of Authenticity" for Windows 2000-2003, XP, Vista and Microsoft Office products
OEM media: The CDs that came with the computer. Microsoft Windows,Office and the Recovery/Restore CDs
Miscellanious: Keyboards, mice, power supplies, power strips, cat 5 cable, CDRs and DVDRs
Ink Jet Cartridges: Dell, Lexmark, Toshiba, HP, etc (no refilled or generic cartridges)
Cell Phones: Any type

Donate A Computer!

We are located at Turning Point United Methodist Church and our hours are Tuesday from 4:00-8:00 PM. Please use the side door on Washington Street across form the post office or contact us to make arrangements for other drop off hours or to have us pick them up.

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