abnerdog Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Hey I need some help. My wifes laptop quit and I took it to a repair shop and they said it wasn't worth fixing. Its probably 7yrs old. I agree with that but what I need help on is what to buy her. She is only going to use it for internet and word processing. She is not a gamer so that is not an issue. I do not know much about laptops and any help you can give would be great. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slayerz Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 http://www.go-asus.com/essential/ try this one its good for schoolwork, social networks, serious web browsing, casual games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fargwire Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 check here, this place is in canada but they have some good deals. It also might give you some ideas of whats out there. http://www.tigerdirect.ca/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Stone Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 i got an asus ul80j. run it with windows 7 enterprise with xp mode enabled 90% of the time and dual bootable with Ubuntu 11.4. it's around 500 bucks, but has an i3 processor, 4gb ddr3 ram, dvd player, little media card thingy (i use encfs for that, so my 16gb external and swap is 100% encrypted; yes i'm paranoid.) it's a bad ass little laptop. kinda cheaply made, light plastic and such, but has a good enough graphics card to play cod4 on out of box, which is all i care to have in a windows environment. you will want a little lap holder thing that has fans in it to put the laptop on while you use. these i(x)'s run a LOT hotter than the quad/dual cores. a cool system is a happy system. it will do anything you want it to, and won't cost an arm and a leg. comes with a 500gb hdd. upon further investigation; "...She is only going to use it for internet and word processing. She is not a gamer so that is not an issue." lol, then in that case i am not sure. my bad. the ul80j would likely be overkill, but how is the price for functionality? at all what you had in mind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiveMagic Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Toshiba's cost a little more, but the quality is much more comfortable (Not a cheap keyboard like on my Acer and Hp) I suggest just walking into a store, find a laptop that she finds easy to use. This Toshiba's on sale, looks like good quality but Cpu is slower (1.6ghz dual) http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/toshiba-toshiba-satellite-15-6-laptop-featuring-amd-processor-e350-c650d-007-black-c650d-007/10161730.aspx?path=d4860e655368a733b4acaf1d62ce6045en02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abnerdog Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 That Toshiba looks like it would do the trick nicely. Now to see if it is available in the US Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiveMagic Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 They have this one in the U.S It has a better Cpu, cost $30 more. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Toshiba+-+Satellite+Laptop+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Pentium%26%23174%3B+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+4GB+Memory+/+320GB+Hard+Drive+-+Helios+Gray/1830082.p?id=1218296144574&skuId=1830082 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abnerdog Posted May 16, 2011 Author Share Posted May 16, 2011 They have this one in the U.S It has a better Cpu, cost $30 more. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Toshiba+-+Satellite+Laptop+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Pentium%26%23174%3B+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+4GB+Memory+/+320GB+Hard+Drive+-+Helios+Gray/1830082.p?id=1218296144574&skuId=1830082 This is just what I am looking for. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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