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New Laptop for SWMBO - driftwood - 04-11-2024
Xmas is coming, looking for a replacement for mothers Asus Vivobook X405UA
From memory it was new about 2017.
Just starting to compile an apples list of similar models.
It's only for home use, internet shopping, card games etc
Any recommendation would be appreciated.
RE: New Laptop for SWMBO - psycik - 04-11-2024
what about it is requiring a replacement.
Is it just slow, or hard drive full, or broken?
Is putting new ram an option and/or replacing a hard drive with SSD, or replacing existing SSD with larger.
RE: New Laptop for SWMBO - driftwood - 04-11-2024
When she gets a new one, I get the old one.
RE: New Laptop for SWMBO - Bryan - 04-11-2024
Cunning!
RE: New Laptop for SWMBO - allblack - 04-11-2024
(04-11-2024, 01:50 PM)driftwood Wrote: Xmas is coming, looking for a replacement for mothers Asus Vivobook X405UA
From memory it was new about 2017.
Just starting to compile an apples list of similar models.
It's only for home use, internet shopping, card games etc
Any recommendation would be appreciated.
I recently bought a Lenovo for approx. $2k that seems to tick all the boxes. The Chinese 'issue' had put me off for some time, but I researched extensively and putting that aside it rated very well. I usually buy HP but went with the Levono for the 16' screen.
So far, so good.
Soon I'll take my tinfoil hat off.
RE: New Laptop for SWMBO - driftwood - 04-11-2024
I haven't researched laptops since I got the last one, so I'm a bit out of touch.
I just done the rounds of the local toaster shops on google to see what's offering.
So, it's looking like:
Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo or Microsoft.
Screen 13" - 14"
CPU Core i5 - i7
Storage SSD 512GB - 1TB
Memory 16GB
Budget $1500 - $2000
RE: New Laptop for SWMBO - allblack - 04-11-2024
(04-11-2024, 03:36 PM)driftwood Wrote: I haven't researched laptops since I got the last one, so I'm a bit out of touch.
I just done the rounds of the local toaster shops on google to see what's offering.
So, it's looking like:
Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo or Microsoft.
Screen 13" - 14"
CPU Core i5 - i7
Storage SSD 512GB - 1TB
Memory 16GB
Budget $1500 - $2000
My Lenovo is 1TB storage, 16GB memory, and an i7.
For that budget you can have a big screen, I'm not sure why you want to settle for 13-14".
https://www.harveynorman.co.nz/computers/laptops/lenovo-ideapad-slim-5i-9th-gen-16-laptop-intel-core-ultra-7-16gb-ram-1tb-ssd-cloud-grey-83dc001xau.html
RE: New Laptop for SWMBO - driftwood - 04-11-2024
That certainly is a good deal if you want a larger screen.
Her previous one was a 15" and she thought that was big enough.
She likes the 14" one she has now.
Besides that, I'm not sure how a 16" would like to be picked up by only one corner.
We also have desktop systems here with large screens if needs one.
RE: New Laptop for SWMBO - Olive - 04-11-2024
Depending on your mother's budget of course, but I've been really pleased with my MacBook Air M2, which I bought about two years ago when my old iPad started to fail. My husband recently bought a MacBook Air M3, which for everyday use has no advantages over the M2.
RE: New Laptop for SWMBO - driftwood - 04-11-2024
Thanks Olive but I'm afraid there are no apples on the table.
RE: New Laptop for SWMBO - Olive - 04-11-2024
Okay. What did this mean then? "Just starting to compile an apples list of similar models."
RE: New Laptop for SWMBO - driftwood - 04-11-2024
Sorry, trying to be humorous.
I'm after a Windows system.