Senior Citizen Laptop: Any recomendations for a 14"-15" Laptop for a senior citizen's first computer?
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Maybe Dennis is a senior, or maybe he is just helping a senior with the selection. I am trying to find something for my parents, who are 80-ish. They had a computer a while back for word processing, but have never gone online. I know they would love it if they had a very user-friendly machine. Dennis, did you find something good? I'd love to know.
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I bought it for my Grandson, his computer is 14 or 15 inches and it works very well. Thanks
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I did my homework and these were the two I came down to as well. Honestly, I think you'll be pleased with either. I haven't had the Asus in hand; I went with the Toshiba, as that's where my heart kept going back to. They're very close, feature/spec-wise. (I trust you're not expecting 720p+ video, because that does not play well on most netbooks.) Asus should have longer battery life, and it has built-in bluetooth. (Bluetooth USB adapter runs $20-25 otherwise.) The Toshiba is downright beautiful, and its texture won't pick up fingerprints. I don't know what the Asus screen is like; the Toshiba screen is excellent. I can vouch for Toshiba's multi-taskability, though I don't doubt Asus' capability at the same. I really think they'll both be loveable; what does your heart say?
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Without a doubt, the Yoga 13. I use it as a laptop much more than as a tablet, and the extra screen real estate will be useful. Even for a 13-inch model, it is quite lightweight.
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I bought a NV55C49u almost a year ago. I really like it. I think it outperforms my Dell laptop I just bought last month.
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I looked at one of these at Micro Center, it is a very well built laptop, not cheap or flimsy at all in my opinion.
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Thanks for the input. I constantly have to tell my kids they can't play with my $2,000 Mac laptop when I'm not there with them and the price is definitely right on these. Amazing what they manage to put in these little things for the money. I decided to go with the 900 since the smaller keyboard will probably actually be easier for them. Found one with the same hard drive as the 904. I hope they can make it last. I know they will love it as long as they do.
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Inspiron and Latitude are merely names. What I like about mine are the large amounts of RAM and hard drive storage, both of which will improve long-term performance. I also like Windows 7, which is a proven, stable operating system. It doesn't have a metal case.
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Thank you for that information. Sadly I had to return my MSI U120 as the keyboard was defective. Sam's Club had a Dell mini notebook/netbook for $348 and I just bought it. It's really nice as I already have a Dell Inspirion laptop.
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I think the 16" would be fine. You don't want your computer sliding from end to end. I got the 18" for my son. His computer is 17".
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Small form factor notebooks does away with optical drives. 11.6"-14" usually does not include them. If optical drives are important to you then you will have to find laptops under 15.6" screen size range. Of course those are bigger and heavier notebooks, and are +$200 more expensive. If you regularly use an optical drive with your work flow, portability, light weight etc. then you could get one of those external optical drives http://www.amazon.com/Epartsdom-External-CD-RW-Combo-WriterBlack/dp/B00E6GWEG2/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1391377533&sr=1-1&keywords=external+optical+drive+usb+3.0
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I didn't know they still sold this model; its roughly 2ish years old. I think you may want to look for a laptop with dedicated graphics.
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Good afternoon, Item is still available though we only stock limited quantities at our warehouses. There is one available and this is subject to change. As for your order question, It depends on what "older" laptop means. Per the manual, the system requirements are: 1. OS should be Windows 7 (32 or 64 bit) or XP 2. 1.6 GHz Atom , Celeron or equivalent processor (if using XP) 3. 1.4 GHz Core2Duo or better (Win 7) 4. One USB 2.0 port 5. Display with an HDMI input Please let us know if there's anything else we are able to do for you in the meantime. Thank you,
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I bought my wife the Toshiba R835 p56x - one of the many R835 models and she loves it. It is light, has great battery life, has a DVD, does everything you could want. http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Portege-R835-P84-Laptop/dp/B005Z5WDKK/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1330816659&sr=8-4
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I went ahead and purchased the 1201n, actually 2 of them, one for my wife and 1 for me. We love the size and weight.I upgraded the RAM to 4 gb (3.25 usable) and am happy with the result. We travel a lot-fly and roadtrip, and this is just the ticket for us. I am sure the ul20a is a nice machine but we very happy with the 1201n.
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This is a well rounded computer as far as surfing, accounting, small business, you tube.... the graphics card is great, but it's from 2011, so I would look for something a little newer and maybe with less storage would bring the price down.
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I appreciate the posts regarding the use of 17" laptops on lapdesks. It's difficult to find lapdesks designed for larger laptops, so I appreciate reading reviews about how good/bad the various products work.