Laptop Ideas???

[chicagocyfan]

Looking to buy a laptop for my 11 year old son. Needs to have basics; wifi, MS Office, etc. And ideas on best deals out there?

 

[huntt26]

The MacBook Wheel is perfect!!

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[huntt26]

Dell and HP are the most bang for your buck IMO.. if you want something nice and easy to use, I'd actually suggest a Mac, but they are pretty pricey.

 

[CyVeteran]

Get him that new dell mini laptop

 

[cyfan964]

Go with an Acer Aspire One netbook unless he is looking to do a lot of gaming.

 

[brianhos]

Get him that new dell mini laptop

I got one of those free. It was worth the price, but I would not pay for one. They are too small to even use.

 

[PolkCityClone]

Get him a Mac laptop. Don't be a cheapskate with your kid.

 

[cyclonedave25]

Get him that new dell mini laptop

I saw somebody with one of those the other day and I had to do a double take. That thing was tiny!!!

 

[ericlambi]

I'd recommend trying to find a used or new-old-stock laptop with Windows XP. Vista is complete garbage and the older one with XP will be faster.

 

[PolkCityClone]

Better yet, get a Mac with a real working OS.

 

[JP4CY]

I have an asus eee pc. I have been very happy with it. The keyboard hasnt been that tough to get used to and I have big fingers. I loved the battery life on it, when I go somewhere I don't have to bring the power cord at all, that alone is worth it.

 

[jaretac]

www.delloutlet.com

check it out- you can get a better laptop for less money

it's how I got mine.

 

[LeSchmick]

Looking to buy a laptop for my 11 year old son. Needs to have basics; wifi, MS Office, etc. And ideas on best deals out there?

Here's a better question, and I'm surprised no one has brought this up yet....

Why does an 11 year need his own laptop? :skeptical:

 

[KneeGusto]

Looking to buy a laptop for my 11 year old son. Needs to have basics; wifi, MS Office, etc. And ideas on best deals out there?

Buy him a basketball and a driveway hoop set-up instead?

Not to become some athletic phenom or anything, just to get him outside away from computers and video games?

If he really needs a laptop - buy a used unit and install Ubuntu. It's not a good gaming rig but will do anything on the internet that is required for learning. Ubuntu comes with Open Office for free.