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Since XP will not be supported anymore starting this spring and our desktop is going on 8 years old, I figure it's time for a replacement. I'm looking at laptops even tho those are pretty archaic compared to the technology that's out there today. For me, however, I see it it as a huge upgrade........Lol We bought the DELL directly from DELL. We built our own syatem by the options they provided which was cool, I thought...
We currently have DELL desktop with a Pentium 4 processor. It actually has served us well with no issues. After reading some reviews about DELL's technical support today, all they want to do is sell you something. They scored very low in the support arena.
We'll probably keep our desktop for pictures, billing forms etc. non internet use stuff........
We're not into gaming, watching movies on the computer. Basically use it to pay bills, Facebook(wife and daughter), downloading music and spending way too much time on forums(boat, car and snowmobile)....
I found this site and looked around a little:
Best and Worst Laptop Brands - 2013 Rating - LAPTOP Magazine
There was a Lenovo that I liked, of course it was $1900.
I've done a "little" research and it "appears" the price of a laptop is directly connected to how much RAM the system has, not in every case tho. I'm looking to spend in the the neighborhood of $700, give or take getting the most bang for my buck. That puts me around 8 gig of RAM. I see you can get up to 32 gig...:facepalm: I've seen 4th Gen Intel Core I3 - I7 processors. Not sure if that's unique to DELL. I would also like a 17" screen.
Soooooo, I'm looking for ideas and recommendations from the experts..........
Thanks in advance,
WIMUSKY
We currently have DELL desktop with a Pentium 4 processor. It actually has served us well with no issues. After reading some reviews about DELL's technical support today, all they want to do is sell you something. They scored very low in the support arena.
We'll probably keep our desktop for pictures, billing forms etc. non internet use stuff........
We're not into gaming, watching movies on the computer. Basically use it to pay bills, Facebook(wife and daughter), downloading music and spending way too much time on forums(boat, car and snowmobile)....
I found this site and looked around a little:
Best and Worst Laptop Brands - 2013 Rating - LAPTOP Magazine
There was a Lenovo that I liked, of course it was $1900.
I've done a "little" research and it "appears" the price of a laptop is directly connected to how much RAM the system has, not in every case tho. I'm looking to spend in the the neighborhood of $700, give or take getting the most bang for my buck. That puts me around 8 gig of RAM. I see you can get up to 32 gig...:facepalm: I've seen 4th Gen Intel Core I3 - I7 processors. Not sure if that's unique to DELL. I would also like a 17" screen.
Soooooo, I'm looking for ideas and recommendations from the experts..........
Thanks in advance,
WIMUSKY
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