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Article #337Re: very cheapo laptop: suggestions, please
From: Conor
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 15:50
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 15:50
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In article <dwpMsTAMyCy7Ewlc@pigsonthewing.org.uk>, andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk says... > My god-daughter has just started Uni (and doesn't that make me feel > old!). Despite my best efforts,. she is barley computer-literate *well, > she is doing a BA!), but uses a PC for Word Processing. She wants a > laptop, to WP assignments in her halls of residence. She has no need or > gaming, Internet access, sound playing, CD_ROM, etc. > What is the minimum spec she can run with, and what is the going rate? > She has a very limited budget obviously, though muggins might help out. Plenty of P100-P200 with 16MB RAM, 1GB HDD on E-bay. Make sure its got a TFT screen though. Prices around �150-�200 for a decent one. > She will need a virus checker which can be updated by me downloading > updates and giving them to her on floppy - what do the panel recommend? > InnoculateIT Personal Edition which was on alot of cover disks. Updates are a downloadable file of around 700k and are done quite frequently. -- _________________________ Conor Turton conor.turton@bigfoot.com ICQ:31909763 _________________________
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