Shakezilla
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So we are getting my mom a laptop for her birthday.
A email checking, solitaire playing, picture viewing beast is needed.
Looking at something 13-15.6 inches. Actually might prefer smaller than 15.6 because of less weight, longer battery life.
My parents do not upgrade computers much, the "family" computer is a P4 that still chugs through the aforementioned tasks (although browsing is painful).
So while the range does not allow for anything beefy, I would like it be be snappy with browsing and everything in the next couple years.
This laptop so far has caught my eye: HP g6-1b60us A4-3300M $430
With a 1 year extended warranty it is $515, with a rebate too. Only thing I am worried about is not sure how good the battery life is (I am disappointed in my laptops battery life which is less than two hours watching a movie, and build quality).
If anyone has any better recommendations I would appreciate it. Thanks.
A email checking, solitaire playing, picture viewing beast is needed.
Looking at something 13-15.6 inches. Actually might prefer smaller than 15.6 because of less weight, longer battery life.
My parents do not upgrade computers much, the "family" computer is a P4 that still chugs through the aforementioned tasks (although browsing is painful).
So while the range does not allow for anything beefy, I would like it be be snappy with browsing and everything in the next couple years.
This laptop so far has caught my eye: HP g6-1b60us A4-3300M $430
With a 1 year extended warranty it is $515, with a rebate too. Only thing I am worried about is not sure how good the battery life is (I am disappointed in my laptops battery life which is less than two hours watching a movie, and build quality).
If anyone has any better recommendations I would appreciate it. Thanks.