Soldato
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My mum needs a new laptop, and I would like to help choose her something nice.
Price is not really an issue, though with the awareness that laptops have been bought by other family members for £4-500 I think they probably wouldn't think it worthwhile to spend much more than £1000.
This will be primarily a work computer, used for word processing, emailing etc. It will be replacing an ageing dell desktop. It will be carried between rooms in the house, but not really taken out and about.
I will rule apple out, as my mums work colleagues all use windows based pc's and using an apple will introduce too many complications for my fairly IT illiterate mum!
I was thinking some kind of ultrabook would be nice. I was looking at the sony viao pro, or maybe a lenovo thinkpad.
I have never really used laptops other than a macbook pro, so I would welcome some advice on what a good quality brand would be, and suggestions of particular models.
Price is not really an issue, though with the awareness that laptops have been bought by other family members for £4-500 I think they probably wouldn't think it worthwhile to spend much more than £1000.
This will be primarily a work computer, used for word processing, emailing etc. It will be replacing an ageing dell desktop. It will be carried between rooms in the house, but not really taken out and about.
I will rule apple out, as my mums work colleagues all use windows based pc's and using an apple will introduce too many complications for my fairly IT illiterate mum!
I was thinking some kind of ultrabook would be nice. I was looking at the sony viao pro, or maybe a lenovo thinkpad.
I have never really used laptops other than a macbook pro, so I would welcome some advice on what a good quality brand would be, and suggestions of particular models.
