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**Chris** · 20-08-2007, 09:10

A friend at work is replacing her ancient Win98 desktop with a new laptop and is looking for some guidance.

The new machine will be used for MS Office-type work, plus viewing DVDs and storing photos. No games and no video editing.

The budget is Ã‚Â£400 - we're looking for cheap but reliable, not oodles of oomph but enough to do the job. What do you think?

And while we're at it, what are the relative merits of the various flavours of Vista? I see some offers with 'Home Basic'. I don't like the sound of that much, although I have no idea whether it would restrict her at all.

20-08-2007, 09:10	#1
Chris Trollsplatter Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,460	Recommend a laptop A friend at work is replacing her ancient Win98 desktop with a new laptop and is looking for some guidance. The new machine will be used for MS Office-type work, plus viewing DVDs and storing photos. No games and no video editing. The budget is Ã‚Â£400 - we're looking for cheap but reliable, not oodles of oomph but enough to do the job. What do you think? And while we're at it, what are the relative merits of the various flavours of Vista? I see some offers with 'Home Basic'. I don't like the sound of that much, although I have no idea whether it would restrict her at all.