On 10-12-24 05:34 PM, Kevin McGregor wrote:
A few comments:
Generally anything you get for that price will be a netbook and/or a pretty cheap notebook. I can't see how you could spend $300 on a notebook (not netbook) and get anything resembling quality. I suppose there might be a door-crasher special that would be okay, but then you just have to take your chances. Acer computers tend to be EXTREMELY cheaply made.
That seems to be the general consensus.
A netbook would be fast enough for his needs, but the screen would probably be too small, either physically (all netbooks have 10" screens) or by resolution (pretty much all 1024x600).
He is in his mid 70's so the size would be a consideration.
Also, I don't know why you wrote "...Future Shop, and (Ugh) Best Buy", given that they're the same company since Best Buy bought Future Shop a few years ago. I thought everyone knew that.
I've had a number of friends who have had terrible experiences with the different retail outlets. Essentially it boils down to the quality of the lies and sales drones. At least none of them have had the experience a number of Americans had. Specifically purchasing something only to open the box at home and find an actual brick inside. Most of the bad experiences relate to rebates and faulty hardware. Specifically the Transcona store. Although they are owned by the same company I've been told by their sales drones that different managers set different policies for their individual stores. The drones also said they carry different product lines in the two stores.
Kevin
Later Mike
On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 3:04 PM, Mike Pfaifferhigh.res.mike@gmail.comwrote:
Merry Christmas and happy holidays (what ever works for you - younever know). ;-)
My father had decided to look at a laptop. He wants to put hisfamily tree program on it and take it for a trip out East this spring. He has seen me running Linux on my desktop for years and thinks he would like to give it a try on the laptop. Even in a dual-boot configuration. Being cheap (a typical Winnipegger) he is only willing to spend $200 -$300 for the machine. There are some "deals" in the advertising for Staples, Future Shop, and (Ugh) Best Buy. He is serious enough to risk going out on Boxing day (and this is from a guy who is afraid of crossing to the West side of the Red).
The question is what are some good brands and locations to scopeout?
Later Mike
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