Just after Orange announced that they were giving away 'free' laptops, AOL promptly did the same.

But now it's transpired that there is a limited number of £500 laptops to be given away, 100,000, and not until September so it will be on a first come first served basis. Both the Orange and AOL promotions have been criticised as customers can get far better broadband deal for the same money, and not get tied into a two year contract, although the lure of a laptop will no doubt attract many.