need new lap top

goldensrbest · ‎03-10-2010

Hoping john will see this, my laptop is 7 yrs. old,or more,a dell, it is very slow, think it is time to update, i don't want a i pad, i want a new lap top, what would be a good choice, for me,i use it for banking, surfing the interent,my e mails, and chatting.

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millieshops · ‎03-09-2010

@goldensrbestMe, too. My laptop is slowing down and is too old to be worth paying much to speed it up.

When I shopped for this one, starting at Apple, I ended up with a Dell from Costco. Spent less than 2/3 of the cost of a similarly sized Apple - so I still have enough to pay for at least two more laptops as long as they're not Apples. I

I will buy new soon - to get speed and to move to Windows 10 since Microsoft isn't totally supporting 7 any longer (I think). Just am not sure what I'll buy, but I'll watch the answers you get here. Glad you asked the question.

ChynnaBlue · ‎05-22-2012

Based on what you said you want to use it for, you may want to consider a netbook or a Chromebook instead of a laptop. A Chromebook allows you to access the internt for all the things you listed. Any files you save are stored in the cloud and not on the device. It won't have Office with Word, Excel, etc, but you can use Google Docs or Sheets to create documents and store them online.

A laptop comes with local storage for you files, allows you to burn CDs and run programs you may have on a CD/DVD. Laptops are better for things like photo editing than a Chrombook is, but you didn't list any kind of media editing/creation.

Chromebooks are considerably less expensive than laptops and less powerful. They're good for internet access, but not for running huge programs or graphics-intensive games. The one downslide of a Chromebook is that it needs internet access to work. If you travel a lot or go places where you have no internet/wifi access, that would be an issue.

Something to consider, as it sounds like a Chromebook may well be enough for your listed needs and would save you money.

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millieshops · ‎03-09-2010

@ChynnaBlueQuestion re the Chromebook. You say it's not great for big websites like gaming which I don't do (solitaire doesn't count I assume!). It feels to me as if several of my financial sites are getting bigger and bigger with more and more pages and charts and colors, etc. Will a Chromebook deal with them?

geezerette · ‎03-16-2010

I'm in the same boat and need a new computer. Mine is six years old and fading. I'm not thrilled with the idea of Windows 10, either to have to learn how to use it or because of Microsoft automatically updating without my control. (I'd love this if they actually would update things without breaking them!) I also don't like how they've tried to shove Win10 down everyone's throat. But all that is my opinion and not the subject here.

I don't use the computer for much anymore, but I do need at least Word and a printer since I do print a lot of stuff off the internet and I'd like a CD player as well. I would already have made the switch to Apple, despite the cost difference, except it's a 100 mile round trip for me to the nearest Apple store. Everything in the small town I live in is geared to Windows. And I need to be able to get to someone for help, especially now that I'm getting older and learning new things is getting harder!

I'm probably going to order a laptop directly from Dell. The few stores we have here are not offering much anymore in the way of laptops. At least that way I can get the few features that are important to me. I've had Dells for years and have had pretty good luck with them lasting, although I do tend to have more computer than I need. Then I'll get the other things I need to go with it and have someone set them all up for me.

ChynnaBlue · ‎05-22-2012

@millieshops wrote:
@ChynnaBlueQuestion re the Chromebook. You say it's not great for big websites like gaming which I don't do (solitaire doesn't count I assume!). It feels to me as if several of my financial sites are getting bigger and bigger with more and more pages and charts and colors, etc. Will a Chromebook deal with them?

Absolutely, @millieshops. Those are all going to be fine for a chrome book. They're designed for the average user's computer and most of them know they even have to be able to serve data up on a mobile phone these days.

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goldensrbest · ‎03-10-2010

I am thinking a apple laptop, but also wonder if it is too much of a computer for me, i have nothing apple,and those that have phones, i pad ,computers just rave about them.

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NickNack · ‎03-10-2010

@goldensrbest wrote:
I am thinking a apple laptop, but also wonder if it is too much of a computer for me, i have nothing apple,and those that have phones, i pad ,computers just rave about them.

@goldensrbest I bought an Apple laptop last December and love it. I was going back and forth about what to buy. I'm so glad I spent the extra money and went with Apple. I bought a MacBook Air. They're extremely helpful in the Apple store, too.

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