She has some old HP laptop that she bought new a couple years ago but the USB ports are dead and i cleaned everything yet it is still slow. She then said she wanted a new laptop. Her wants are:
Budget is $500 or under.
Two or three USB ports
Built in camera (she uses Skype a lot)
Touch screen (i asked her if she REALLY needed it, said yes)
500 GB or more of storage
Windows 10
Needs an optical drive
In the US
She mostly watches shows or movies on it, Skype's, uses Word, and browses on the web with multiple tabs open (because what adult over 50 closes tabs). No gaming at all or video/photo editing. She will not travel with it but obviously the lighter the better. I mostly know about gaming PC's so I'm clueless what you need for laptops and processors for productivity. Would a dual core processor be enough for her needs or is it better to go for a quad core? Is speed more important or # of cores? Pentium or an i3? Maybe an i5? Basically what should i look out for when buying her laptop? Last question; Is there a certain brand that is more reliable?(Dell, HP, Acer)
Budget is $500 or under.
Two or three USB ports
Built in camera (she uses Skype a lot)
Touch screen (i asked her if she REALLY needed it, said yes)
500 GB or more of storage
Windows 10
Needs an optical drive
In the US
She mostly watches shows or movies on it, Skype's, uses Word, and browses on the web with multiple tabs open (because what adult over 50 closes tabs). No gaming at all or video/photo editing. She will not travel with it but obviously the lighter the better. I mostly know about gaming PC's so I'm clueless what you need for laptops and processors for productivity. Would a dual core processor be enough for her needs or is it better to go for a quad core? Is speed more important or # of cores? Pentium or an i3? Maybe an i5? Basically what should i look out for when buying her laptop? Last question; Is there a certain brand that is more reliable?(Dell, HP, Acer)