FREE STUFF ALERT: Acer's Education Technology Initiative

Boy, the number of netbooks on the market has grown and grown, and you know what that means, right Basic Economics students? I see a hand, yes, there in the back? Correct. Competition. Sales, promotions, added features, occasionally lawsuits.... you get the picture. Well here we have a great example, Acer really, really wants you to like their Aspire One netbook and buy them in bulk for your district, and not those other ones on the market.... so they would like to make you an offer.
Acer's Education Technology Initiative (called Seed Unit Program on the site, oddly) is simple: sign up, get an Aspire One mailed to you for free, try it out for 30 days free of charge and then return it or buy it at a discount, and you're entered to win one of several prizes, including a fully Acer-equipped computer lab, or three runner up packages of up to 30 Aspires for an entire classroom. Fine print: you agree to two conference calls with Acer reps. Not a bad deal though, why not give it a shot?? Enter by August 31st. Better odds than PowerBall. And without that nagging guilt.