Capt_Uhura Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Hello Hive, I'd like to get my computer-illiterate mother a PC Laptop. I"m a Mac person so I have no idea which models are considered good. I just want her to be able to have facetime with the kids. She'll likely do some facebook as my other family members do so as well. I'm going w/ a PC b/c all of my family near her uses PCs so they will be able to help her set it up. I live on the other side of the country from her. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Capt Uhura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvnlattes Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I did some research before buying our current laptop and Asus seemed to have good reviews as far as reliability went so that is what we got. Our prior laptop was an Acer and we started having problems with it after about a year. I do NOT want to replace my laptop in a year's time no matter how improved the new technology is! I guess I'm weird that way :D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Peach Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I'm not sure what you mean by inexpensive, as that is a relative term, but we are on our second HP Pavilion and that's what I would recommend. We have the g7, but there are others in that line, too. We got ours at Staples and they are usually pretty helpful there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Uhura Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 Well I was thinking under $500. Even that's a stretch for us right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 How about under $200? http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140662038353 I saw this on sellout woot. The sale ends later today and there are a limited number, so you'll need to decide quick if you want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I look at refurbished from ThinkGeek.com. I got a nice one for ~$200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNC Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 We bought a b grade refurbished Dell today from TechTurn. We can't see anything wrong with it, just the tiniest scratch on the outer casing. It was $115 after a 10% coupon, including shipping! I have a higher grade Dell from them that was $150. From now on though, we'll get B grades... http://store.techturn.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Uhura Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 Thanks everyone! I'll take a look at your recommendations! I never even thought about refurb ones. Thanks again! Capt Uhura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By Grace Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 I've had an ASUS netbook for nearly 2 years now, and I use it almost every day. Netbooks are smaller and cheaper than notebooks, and the software that comes with them is simplified (I also have a notebook for more complicated tasks). I think I paid about $300 for my netbook, and it was worth every penny! ASUS is the top brand for netbooks. You can get an Acer for a little cheaper, but the ASUS netbooks are well worth the higher cost for the better quality, and will still easily fit in your budget. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Create Your Ritual Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Hey Capt.. did you figure it out yet? We bought the kids Acer Aspire laptops with an Intel Core i3 processor and they have been good computers. One of the computer's processors went kaput right off the bat, but they replaced it free of charge and the other one has been fine. We got it on sale at Staples for about $350 each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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