Voc Rehab PC & Laptop
Greetings Veterans,I was asked a question by a fellow veteran but did not know how to respond. If a veteran in Voc Rehab was issued a PC after fighting his Counselor for it his first semester, and is...
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He can, if he "needs" it. A better choice may be a netbook (works the same and is much more portable!)
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I wouldn't recommend the netbook as many of them aren't adequate enough to do more than surf the internet and then they barely can do that. They don't have enough memory, storage, etc. to really be...
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Ok so he finally heard back from his Voc Rehab Counselor this is the email he got:We purchased you a computer package back in 2010. I understand the requestfor the laptop. At best, if you return the...
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It sounds like he's going to have to bite the bullet one way or the other. I've never been to classes that had a computer component that didn't supply the computers, i.e. you went to a computer lab to...
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@Ilyanir, thanks for the words of wisdom. I guess he's going to have to make a decision. I understand his frustration is based on his past experience with this counselor and not necessarily with...
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Your friend might want to see if his college rents out laptops or netbooks. My community college rents them out for about 25.00 a month. My counselor was going to rent me one because I was on...
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@kskie, thats a great suggestion. I will pass it along to him. Thanks for chiming in and for your service!
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I'm in VR and was provided my choice of laptop or desktop. I chose laptop. Two years later it died beyond repair due to a hardware defect. I had to buy a replacement or choose to go without. Since...
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Pitgeo, if you are or were still in the Voc. Rehab program they should have bought you another laptop or had that one repaired. It doesn't matter that they already bought you one. If it died and is a...
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I had the same thing happen to me. VR&E bought me a computer 2 years ago. It fried and I had to buy a new laptop on my own. They are only required to provide one computer.
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I received a desktop at the end of 2010. I got the specs that I wanted and I totally love it. The monitor is huge and it is super fast. I also received a 3yr warranty and Microsoft Office Home and...
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I just started my first class at AMU under the Voc rehab. The VA counselor has taken his sweet time in getting back to me on anything. Classes started 05 SEP, he contacted me on the 8th saying he...
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I think I have found a solution to my problem, I contacted my counselors boss. He said he would take care of everything and get me a refund for my computer.
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Some netbooks are better than others. Some just need a memory upgrade to handle more complex tasks. If you plan on just doing word processing/spreadsheets, etc. a netbook COULD work if it is the right...
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A computer is almost automatic for your Voc Rehab training. Dont let them give you a basic laptop. Have professor write out specs and turn it in. I did and got a blazing fast computer with 12 megs...
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Unless your just doing an english, history or some major like that, Netbooks are worthless. You will not be able to do fast computations or programming and the videos will lag. Not only that but your...
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I know that when I was in VR they paid for me to have a 4 yr warranty on the machine through Dell. Dell rolled it into the purchase price at a discount. It didn't take much convincing on my part. I...
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