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MEXICOWANDERER
Explorer
May 08, 2015

More Questions re Purchasing An Inexpensive Laptop

I shop. I see quad-core HP units with 1.7 GHz processors. There are Intel then AMD processors. I realize the more expensive the processor the more likely it is to be faster. But the low end laptops...
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time2roll
Nomad
May 09, 2015
We have both a Chromebook and a Chromebase computer for basic internet and email.
These don't really download and run programs and you may need a USB hard drive to store your PDFs.
The low tech approach is actually a bit refreshing and the price point is lower.
Need to use Google docs or the cloud to do spread sheets etc and may need a cloud printer.

I still find 8.1 to be awkward and annoying to do any real work or get settings correct. I would wait for Win10 if staying with a regular computer.

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