I don't see $1500 being too far out of reach. Or perhaps we can set up the fund and then use it to buy a top notch laptop here in the states and someone can ship it over. The burner can be a separate usb attachment, the computer doesn't need to have it built in.

Either way, I'd like you to strongly consider this option. It's not problematic at all, I'm sure everyone who posts here would be willing to donate something. As I said, I'm in for $100 and I know I can recruit others to donate who don't even know about ot.com or this project.