Laptop for the old dear

[King4aDay]

Hi all,

Boring thread, sorry!

Before I go and jump on something at the Dell outlet, does anyone have any recommendations for a laptop for my mum.

It'll be used frequently, but for fairly basic functions (email, browsing, iplayer, photo storage and a lot of word processing). She also travels with her laptop a lot so wants something smallish, but with a proper size keyboard and reasonable battery life. Good looks would help seal the deal.

Budget up to £400.

Any thoughts appreciated.

Cheers.

 

[King4aDay]

Inspiron 14z Ultrabook
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-3517U (1.9GHz with 1 GB AMD Radeon HD7570M)
Windows® 8
8 GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600MHz Memory (2 DIMMs)
32GB mSATA3 SSD for Minicard Slots
500 GB SATA II Hard Drive (5400 RPM)
8x DVD +/- RW Drive
Display : 14.0in High Definition (720p) WLED with Truelife (1366x768)
Back Up Media Not Included
Windows® 8 64bit (Englilsh)
Wireless : Dell Wireless 1703 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0+LE
LCD Back Cover : Moon Silver
Battery : Primary 6-cell 44W/HR
Internal Qwerty Keyboard

£424... think that's going to be hard to beat unless she decides she wants something even lighter.

 

[reflux]

^ The above looks good, I've had tons of Dells and several from the Outlet and can't fault 'em.