Hello, a friend of mine is in search of a basic laptop to bring to college, and I'm trying to help her pick out the best one (for the cheapest price of course).
The requirements are few, since she will be using it mostly for e-mail, typing papers, Internet, listening to music, i.e. typical college stuff. She needs a wireless card but it seems pretty much every notebook these days comes with one. She'd also like to be able to hook it up to her LCD while at home - I'm not sure if the video cards on basic laptops have a DVI slot or if she'd need to get a VGA/DVI connector.
I'm not very familiar with the mobile processors or what manufacturers make good laptops. What would people recommend for a very basic, yet solid, laptop? Price range <$700 if possible.
Thanks in advance.
The requirements are few, since she will be using it mostly for e-mail, typing papers, Internet, listening to music, i.e. typical college stuff. She needs a wireless card but it seems pretty much every notebook these days comes with one. She'd also like to be able to hook it up to her LCD while at home - I'm not sure if the video cards on basic laptops have a DVI slot or if she'd need to get a VGA/DVI connector.
I'm not very familiar with the mobile processors or what manufacturers make good laptops. What would people recommend for a very basic, yet solid, laptop? Price range <$700 if possible.
Thanks in advance.
