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friend needs new laptop, recommendations? SOLVED
On 12/2/2017 4:10 AM, John McGaw wrote:
On 11/28/2017 7:42 PM, Mike S wrote: My buddy needs a new laptop, his is over 6 yrs old, runs out of RAM and slows down often, and crashes when more than 2GB RAM is installed! A computer shop spent 2 hrs with him trying to install more RAM, then get it working again when it crashed each time. Due to its age we think it's smart to get a new computer and sort out the RAM issue later, or just use it as a backup with enough s/w removed that it's still usable. I found this - looks like a decent, affordable machine, to get him through the next 5 yrs. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Dell-Insp...Drive/54906451 He doesn't do muchÂ* more than email (Outlook), browse the web, save tons of pictures, and do a little Photoshop (CS2 or higher). I've never bought anything at Walmart before, so I don't know if that is in itself an issue, or if the machine itself is good. It looks like good speed for the price, and I wanted to get one with enough RAM that it is not an issue in future. Do I need to be concerned about buying h/w from Walmart? And are there better deals in roughly this price range? Money is definitely an issue. TIA, Mike This any help? https://www.consumerreports.org/lapt...r-500-or-less/ Thank you for the page John, he told me he just bought a Costco w10 box and I'm going to help him set it up soon. Costco has a 90 day return policy which I think is quite generous, and the box has a 2 yr full warranty, so once we get it set up he can give it a good workout and see if it meets his needs. I'm marking this solved, thanks again. |
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