Laptop advice

[35wailin]

I have found HP to be the least reliable and seem to clock out early. Lenovo, Dell seem to be good machines. I am typing this on a 7 year ols Asus that has given me no trouble except the charger cable that crapped out 6 months ago. Got a replacement on line for about $25 shipped from Vancouver.

I also have a real hate for the later Windows versions. I really liked 7, but 8 & 10 gave me trouble, especially all the spy features built in and defaulted in 10. I am running Ubuntu Linux right now and there are a few Winders programs I'd like to run but can't, although 95% of what I do can be done on Linux. Many of the Linux apps are actually better than the Winders versions. It's as easy to use as Winders and uses less brainpower and memory than Winders. It also runs faster on this laptop than Winders 7 ever did.

[terrym]

Thanks for the info guys. No hurry so we will see what kind of deals pop up on Boxing Day. I was hoping to get her something with higher resolution (1080) but that looks like it's out if our budget.

[Snowwalker]

Thanks for the info guys. No hurry so we will see what kind of deals pop up on Boxing Day. I was hoping to get her something with higher resolution (1080) but that looks like it's out if our budget.

Most screens on laptops are beyond 1080p resolution.

[line052]

I surf the net, write documents (Word, excel, Powerpoint), watch youtube, look online for prices. The cheapest machine will do all that. I do not photoshop, edit video's, or game or use autocad anymore. The cheapest, with biggest screen is what I will be buying on boxing day, possiblly just the "box desktop" as well. What ever turns out to be the best deal. Even the most basic PC/Laptop will do the job, no problem. Just don't buy a cromebook, if you plan on using MS Products.