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Laptop recomendations for a 12yr old,,

  • 16-11-2011 10:54pm
    #1
    elaverty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 399 ✭✭


    As abve folks my daughter has just informed me that she wants a laptop for xmas,,so what kind of money would we be talking for a basic enough one,id imagen all she will be doing with it is a few websites like she uses on the house PC and music and maybe some games and play CDs/DVD on it,,,i dont know much about them regards what power and speeds and such would be available,,,,so in a few words im looking for something fairly cheap,reliable but will surfice for her kind of use,,,

    And is it possible to get a toggle thingy so as she can pick up the signal of the landline broadband,i think you can just buy one of these,can you,,just a once of purchase,??thanks for any info,,


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  • #2
    Supraman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 515 ✭✭✭Supraman


    With all due respect does a 12 yr old need a laptop ? Can she not use in house pc for what she "needs" laptop for ?


  • #3
    Fluffy88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,414 ✭✭✭Fluffy88


    What games does she play on the PC?
    How much would you like to spend on this?

    I would imagine if you have landline broadband you won't need any dongle or anything, the laptop will just connect to the wireless. I am assuming you have a wireless router that you currently use to connect to the internet.

    Current generation of processors are coming in at around €400-450 for the cheapest.


  • #4
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Supraman wrote: »
    With all due respect does a 12 yr old need a laptop ? Can she not use in house pc for what she "needs" laptop for ?

    How about you keep your comments to yourself? The OP is looking for advice on a laptop/netbook. You either have a recommendation or not.


  • #5
    zxcvbnm12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 243 ✭✭zxcvbnm12


    op have you tried harvey norman?i think they have some good offers


  • #6
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,110 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    it really doesnt have to be good, some cheap netbook you can find. just to get her familiarized with computing better. and make sure it has a cd drive since she uses those.


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  • #7
    longhalloween
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,207 ✭✭✭longhalloween


    Get something basic, it'll just be used for browsing the internet, skype and a few other light processing tasks. Wouldn't spend over 450 euro on one.

    Go into Harvey Norman or PC world and buy one that's on sale.

    Also, it might be a good idea to install some monitoring software on the laptop too. I do slightly agree with the above post that a 12 year old doesn't need a laptop, so I would recommend you have the ability to see what she's up to, just in case.


  • #8
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,110 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    My friend got her 7 year old one and it seemed to work jsut fine, you jsut monitor it. Great learning tool tbh. no need to spend 450...any auld 200-300 netbook will do.


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