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Laptop for parent

  • 05-08-2015 11:31PM
    #1
    Patty O Furniture
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭


    My mum saw a laptop advertised on tv last nite from Currys.ie:

    Maybe a bit pricy or is that the price these days,

    She's not on facebook or social media, but you never know as she's never been on one before, but sees everyone doing it.

    Also saw one's for €299 in Tesco as well, pics below for specs:

    Which is the preferred one, or maybe which will last the longest? or if there's any other's that are preferable.

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    SteM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,509 ✭✭✭SteM


    Patty O Furniture wrote: »
    My mum saw a laptop advertised on tv last nite from Currys.ie:

    Maybe a bit pricy or is that the price these days,

    She's not on facebook or social media, but you never know as she's never been on one before, but sees everyone doing it.

    Also saw one's for €299 in Tesco as well, pics below for specs:

    Which is the preferred one, or maybe which will last the longest? or if there's any other's that are preferable.

    Thanks.

    What's she going to do with it? If it's just a bit of email, Web, Facebook then she'd get more use of of a tablet imo. Something that can sit on the coffee table and be picked up now and again like this

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Linx-inch-Tablet-storage-Windows/dp/B00O636WGI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1438814149&sr=8-1&keywords=windows+tablet+8+inch

    My parents have a laptop and a tablet and use the tablet much more, the laptop hardly ever gets turned on anymore.


  • #3
    Patty O Furniture
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭Patty O Furniture


    SteM wrote: »
    What's she going to do with it? If it's just a bit of email, Web, Facebook then she'd get more use of of a tablet imo. Something that can sit on the coffee table and be picked up now and again like this

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Linx-inch-Tablet-storage-Windows/dp/B00O636WGI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1438814149&sr=8-1&keywords=windows+tablet+8+inch

    My parents have a laptop and a tablet and use the tablet much more, the laptop hardly ever gets turned on anymore.

    Thanks for the reply, She thinks if she gets something worth the price, it'll last longer?
    The tablet can hold photos & take photos (i assume), my nephew won a tablet in a competition & should take that over to show her, as she's seen him with it, but maybe she thinks there's limitations with it?
    But i'll mention the recommendation to her.

    Isn't there a tablet in Aldi/Lidl this week worth it?


  • #4
    SteM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,509 ✭✭✭SteM


    Yeah, there are limitations with a tablet but there are also benefits. The battery life on a tablet will generally be longer than a laptop. The screen size on a laptop will be bigger than a tablet but most laptops are very heavy and not ultra portable.

    Like I say, it all depends on what she'll use it for.


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