- Jan 5, 2011
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I want to buy a laptop for my older cp for Christmas, but I have no clue what to look for, where to look, etc. I'm severely technology challenged when it comes to buying this stuff.
Here's the facts:
She's 19 and starting college this winter.
Her major is graphic design.
She's *very* destructive with laptops - she drops them, spills soda on them, etc.
She'll be using it for school, but she also listens to a ton of music and watches movies on the one she has now.
I really want to stay less than $500 (I know...thats low, but it's what I'm working with!) because I know she's going to break it, and really because quite frankly I'm poor and on a budget (and have to also buy a $1000 dress for dance for her sister the same month).
So... should I get a tablet? A laptop? Brand that's inexpensive but decent? Is it possible to find anything that cheap?
She has one now, but it's 3 years old, missing 3 keys, and tiny. So anything will be an upgrade. If she does well with this one, I can get her a nicer one down the road. I just want her to start classes with something new, that's not a hand me down.
Help.
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Here's the facts:
She's 19 and starting college this winter.
Her major is graphic design.
She's *very* destructive with laptops - she drops them, spills soda on them, etc.
She'll be using it for school, but she also listens to a ton of music and watches movies on the one she has now.
I really want to stay less than $500 (I know...thats low, but it's what I'm working with!) because I know she's going to break it, and really because quite frankly I'm poor and on a budget (and have to also buy a $1000 dress for dance for her sister the same month).
So... should I get a tablet? A laptop? Brand that's inexpensive but decent? Is it possible to find anything that cheap?
She has one now, but it's 3 years old, missing 3 keys, and tiny. So anything will be an upgrade. If she does well with this one, I can get her a nicer one down the road. I just want her to start classes with something new, that's not a hand me down.
Help.
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