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08-26-2019, 01:12 PM | #1 |
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Looking for a new laptop, need suggestions.
The wife's HP laptop is showing signs of age. I'm looking for suggestions on a replacement. She uses it as an internet portal for all her 'stuff', basically facecrack and her boards. I don't think she needs anything really powerful or artsy. I was thinking of a Chromebook....
Suggestions?
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08-26-2019, 01:15 PM | #2 |
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Re: Looking for a new laptop, need suggestions.
iPad. I am basically a windows and linux guy, but I have an iPad as an e-reader and use it as a mobile web browser as well. This is stupid light and there are a variety of good cases with keyboards built in. With the touch screen, I don't miss the mouse or touch pad.
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08-26-2019, 03:31 PM | #3 | |
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Re: Looking for a new laptop, need suggestions.
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I moved my wife off of her PC to an iPad about 8 months ago and she has never looked bag. She is using a iPad Air 2 — about 3 years old, I think. You can find lots of deals on iPads right now — especially slightly older models, which will still work fine for what your wife needs for many years to come.
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08-27-2019, 11:31 AM | #4 | |
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Re: Looking for a new laptop, need suggestions.
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08-26-2019, 02:31 PM | #5 |
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Re: Looking for a new laptop, need suggestions.
I spent about 150 bucks on a 11" Dell Chromebook recently and really like it. You might want to spend more for a larger screen and/or touchscreen, but if she just needs internet access stuff and you have good WiFi you really should give serious consideration to a Chromebook. They are fast and have great battery life, and don't tend to bog down like your standard laptop.
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08-27-2019, 07:16 AM | #6 |
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Re: Looking for a new laptop, need suggestions.
I am fan of Microsoft Surface laptops. Good design and build. Comes in at different price points.
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08-27-2019, 09:43 AM | #7 |
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08-27-2019, 08:47 AM | #8 |
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Re: Looking for a new laptop, need suggestions.
I’ll second the iPad suggestions. I bought an iPad Air 2 a couple of years ago to use like a Kindle reader. By now, I use it 90% of the time. I use my older HP laptop when I need a spreadsheet.
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08-27-2019, 11:25 AM | #9 |
Il megglior fabbro
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Re: Looking for a new laptop, need suggestions.
Today only, 8/27, Best Buy has a Surface on sale for $550, which is $400 off.
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08-29-2019, 04:03 PM | #10 |
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Re: Looking for a new laptop, need suggestions.
Picked up an Acer Chromebook from bestbuy today, the wife is sitting here getting use to it........
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08-29-2019, 04:12 PM | #11 |
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Re: Looking for a new laptop, need suggestions.
Wishing her the best with it. As I said above, I really like the Dell Chromebook I am on right now, and checked out the Asus too before I spotted this on sale.
Plus that's a couple of bucks that won't end up in Apple's offshore tax haven accounts, even if they are loonies.
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09-01-2019, 05:11 AM | #12 |
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Re: Looking for a new laptop, need suggestions.
What's is your budget for buying a new laptop for you wife? If you have a shoice of buying HP laptop then I think you are right. Because I have 3 of them already. 1 is HP and another 2 is Asus.
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