Netbook / Notebook for Simple Tasks

Predicament · 19 Sep 2011 at 19:45

Hello OCUK,

My father using excel, powerpoint, microsoft money and other similar programs.

He is looking for an inexpensive netbook/notebook which would suit his needs.

He will not be doing any gaming, HD video watching, or anything even remotely intensive.

However, he is finding that his 2009 Intel Inspiron 11" is too slow.

Anyone have any ideas?

Predicament · 24 Sep 2011 at 11:50

Ideas?

Predicament · 24 Sep 2011 at 16:34

Lucero said:
I would be surprised if his Inspiron is too slow, it's probably full of bloatware. Cheap memory upgrade, fresh install and away you go.

The RAM is fixed at 1 Gb and Dell made it impossible to upgrade.

His budget is around £300

Predicament · 24 Sep 2011 at 19:25

Lucero said:
Really? Out of interest, what model is it? For £300, if he's quick, he can get the HP Probook 4320s for £399 with £100 cash back (£299). Way more than he needs but powerful enough to accommodate anything he might want to do in the future.

I'll have to look around for his order manifest to find the exact model. He ordered his laptop when the Inspiron mini's first came out I believe.

Thank you for the response!