Tanis Posted November 19, 2015 Report Share Posted November 19, 2015 My mom and dad are both looking for laptops. Depending on how pricey they are, I was thinking of getting them each a laptop for X-Mas via Black Friday/Cyber Monday. They will both be primarily used for: 1) Video streaming - Netflix, Hulu, etc. 2) Basic work related stuff - Work, Powerpoint, Excel, etc. 3) Surfing the internet - Email, Skype, pintrest, etc. I'm looking for suggestions as to what is out there. I know my mom wants a a 'normal' keyboard with the number pad and I know my father is primarily focused on good battery life. Both would like good screens as well, given their age and sight loss. Help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroPenguins Posted November 19, 2015 Report Share Posted November 19, 2015 Chromebook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanis Posted November 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Never going to sell them on that. They both ardent Windows users. O well, hopefully BF/CM turn out SOMETHING. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jªvª Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 Gonna be honest, plenty of laptops out there that are designed just for that. Key things are just finding laptops without power hungry GPUs and Processors, which is the primary reason for battery draining. So basically stay away from AMD & NVidia Graphic Chipsets, and stay away from the Intel I Series and one of the AMD series for processors. Usually these type of laptops are priced around the 300 - 700 USD dollar range, depending on whats loaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroPenguins Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 Macbook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotalSpazz Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 keep an eye on woot.com lots of the refurbished laptop will work get for your needs. I get dell and asus for my mother and young non-gamer children. hp touch screen under 370 AMD Quad-Core 2.2GHz, 750GB SATA, 8GB DDR3 http://computers.woot.com/offers/hp-15-6-amd-quad-core-a8-touch-laptop-5?ref=cp_cnt_wp_2_3 hp 17" lappy under 300 AMD Quad-Core 1.8GHz, 500GB SATA, 4GB DDR3, http://computers.woot.com/offers/hp-17-3-amd-a4-quad-core-laptop-5?ref=cp_cnt_wp_1_1 i would go for the $370 one, myself. it has touchscreen more ram, storage, and cpu. Both likely have the slow 5400rpm drives but for your need its not an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
professa X Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 On 11/27/2015, 12:10:21, ZeroPenguins said: Macbook how 'bout u suggest something that doesn't have "book" in it or at least has usb ports! ps ZeroP my homie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koby Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 3 minutes ago, professa X said: how 'bout u suggest something that doesn't have "book" in it or at least has usb ports! But all laptops are called something'book'. You've got notebooks, netbooks, chromebooks, macbooks, etc... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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