Advice Required please...

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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 :)
 
Don't really know where to get second hand laptops from tbh. Ebay maybe but I don't trust it personally, local papers/computer shops? You can also get reconditioned laptops from places like amazon.

Anyway, what sort of budget are you looking at, you may be able to pick up a new but slightly outdated laptop from somewhere, or go into comet or PCworld and look for a cheap laptop, then try and get some money off/free stuff.



don't know if I can post these so if not mod can remove them (not really competitors at that price though)

Acer Laptops, some refurbs/second hand from £150 upwards

PCworld Refurbished laptops - £200 upwards



Are you looking at only laptops or netbooks aswell?
 
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