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Laptops
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I need to replace my wife's laptop this Chrismas,so I have a while to sort out the correct one.
She mainly does email with her friends,the occasional letter to Theatres,Cinemas,The Womens Institute,etc. and keeps a few records on Excel. She does keep photgraphs,but not 'catalogued' or using any software package,just 'shoe-box' in the wardrobe sort of thing-but it has to be a laptop & not a tablet,etc. Her current one,an Acer Aspire 5738G-664G32Mn has got to be at least 10 yrs old,running Win10,but very slow!! She uses a separate mouse on a customised mouse-mat and she loves it. So,keeping it simple,she doen't need a steep learning curve,what would people suggest-be realistic ,please.
She mainly does email with her friends,the occasional letter to Theatres,Cinemas,The Womens Institute,etc. and keeps a few records on Excel. She does keep photgraphs,but not 'catalogued' or using any software package,just 'shoe-box' in the wardrobe sort of thing-but it has to be a laptop & not a tablet,etc. Her current one,an Acer Aspire 5738G-664G32Mn has got to be at least 10 yrs old,running Win10,but very slow!! She uses a separate mouse on a customised mouse-mat and she loves it. So,keeping it simple,she doen't need a steep learning curve,what would people suggest-be realistic ,please.
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She certainly doesn't need a top of the range laptop. Decide on screen size and weight - does she carry it around with her?
Battery life - does she use it mainly plugged in or does she need a long battery life?
Hard drive size - what size is her current hard drive and is it adequate?
How much do you want to spend?
Any new laptop is going to seem like a whizzy thing compared to what she is using now. Argos has decent Acer laptops for around £300 but it depends on the factors mentioned above.
Battery life - does she use it mainly plugged in or does she need a long battery life?
Hard drive size - what size is her current hard drive and is it adequate?
How much do you want to spend?
Any new laptop is going to seem like a whizzy thing compared to what she is using now. Argos has decent Acer laptops for around £300 but it depends on the factors mentioned above.
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