Ok, the mother needs a new laptop as hers is, quite frankly, funked.
Requirements:
Windows 7
Enough Ram to make it run smoothly
DVD player
Wireless card (as she has a router)
She does a bit of word processing as she is Chairlady for her constituancies WI and that's about it. Doesn't need anything new-fangled as she is 74 and obviously pensions don't go a long way when you have logs to buy and soup to make. For that reason I imagine her budget isn't awesome but will find out and report back.
My question is, is there a decent place to look for second hand laptops and what would a second hand laptop with sufficient guts to please an old lady cost? Or even new for tbh. I am so out of touch these days with costs that I need a little guidance from 'those in the know'
I told her I'd ask here as there is an abundance of "fine young men" willing to help an old lady cross the road...
Any suggestions or ideas are greatly welcomed
Requirements:
Windows 7
Enough Ram to make it run smoothly
DVD player
Wireless card (as she has a router)
She does a bit of word processing as she is Chairlady for her constituancies WI and that's about it. Doesn't need anything new-fangled as she is 74 and obviously pensions don't go a long way when you have logs to buy and soup to make. For that reason I imagine her budget isn't awesome but will find out and report back.
My question is, is there a decent place to look for second hand laptops and what would a second hand laptop with sufficient guts to please an old lady cost? Or even new for tbh. I am so out of touch these days with costs that I need a little guidance from 'those in the know'

Any suggestions or ideas are greatly welcomed
