Help a friend freelancer out

My friend is a freelancer and he needs a new computer
in order to work with the latest technology and provide
him a living. His current computer is a centrino which is
not able to support new softwares and he needs to earn money
to support his family..He needs to have at least a computer
with core i5 processor minimum. To make it even I will myself
pledge $ 50 to this cause and help my friend keep his job ...

Thanks