Please recommend a laptop for Zynga online games and basic surfing for my Mum!

angelfire

Hi there,

Please could I have some recommendations for a laptop for my Mum. She plays Facebook games like Farmville all the time and needs a laptop capable of this. He current model is taking an age to load up the games then crashes all the time.

The only other thing it will be used for is basic surfing.

Her budget isn't massive so basically the best budget laptop for this purpose?

thanks in advance!:)

adamc260

Some people will shoot me down in flames but for what your mum is using it for a Chromebook could be a good option.

Boots up in about 8-9 seconds, is a pure web operating system and will do the things she needs easily.

You can buy one from about £179-189 I believe (google 'Chromebook'), it updates itself often, doesn't require antivirus as it has it built in, syncs all of your 'google' stuff in one place (ie: youtube, googlemail etc). You can still do offline stuff like watch movies, play games, type up documents/excel sheets, look at your emails etc.

May be worth a look at.

angelfire

adamc260 wrote: »

Some people will shoot me down in flames but for what your mum is using it for a Chromebook could be a good option.

Boots up in about 8-9 seconds, is a pure web operating system and will do the things she needs easily.

You can buy one from about £179-189 I believe (google 'Chromebook'), it updates itself often, doesn't require antivirus as it has it built in, syncs all of your 'google' stuff in one place (ie: youtube, googlemail etc). You can still do offline stuff like watch movies, play games, type up documents/excel sheets, look at your emails etc.

May be worth a look at.

Many thanks - funnily enough my OH has also suggested this. why might you get shot down in flames? What are the disadvantages to this type of machine?

Cisco001

I suggest go for £200 - 300 budget laptop. Refurb laptop for argos ebay/ dell outlet usually provide good value, if you know which to choose.

angelfire

Mum would also be doing some internet banking and would like to skype - are these things possible with a Chromebook?

angelfire

Cisco001 wrote: »

I suggest go for £200 - 300 budget laptop. Refurb laptop for argos ebay/ dell outlet usually provide good value, if you know which to choose.

This is why I have posted tho, i don't know which one to choose for her needs. All I know is her current laptop can't play her games!

Cisco001

This one is good value. But just feel cheap.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ACER-ASPIRE-15-6-INCH-E-SERIES-500GB-4GB-LAPTOP-/360692605395?pt=UK_Computing_Laptops_EH&hash=item53faf461d3

This one is slower, but it looks better IMO
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ACER-V3-500GB-6GB-LAPTOP-WINDOWS-8-/350827003774?pt=UK_Computing_Laptops_EH&hash=item51aeeb3f7e

Here is something new
http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Lenovo_ThinkPad_Edge_E530c_1341808.html

http://www.dabs.com/products/acer-aspire-v5-471-core-i3-2365m-6gb-500gb-14--win8-8T9Q.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc%20product%20search&utm_content=Q200&utm_campaign=Computing%20-%20Laptops%20and%20Netbooks%20-%20Laptops&origin=pla

angelfire

Cisco001 wrote: »

This one is good value. But just feel cheap.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ACER-ASPIRE-15-6-INCH-E-SERIES-500GB-4GB-LAPTOP-/360692605395?pt=UK_Computing_Laptops_EH&hash=item53faf461d3

This one is slower, but it looks better IMO
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ACER-V3-500GB-6GB-LAPTOP-WINDOWS-8-/350827003774?pt=UK_Computing_Laptops_EH&hash=item51aeeb3f7e

Here is something new
http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Lenovo_ThinkPad_Edge_E530c_1341808.html

http://www.dabs.com/products/acer-aspire-v5-471-core-i3-2365m-6gb-500gb-14--win8-8T9Q.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc%20product%20search&utm_content=Q200&utm_campaign=Computing%20-%20Laptops%20and%20Netbooks%20-%20Laptops&origin=pla

Thankyou, the Lenovo looks good

NiftyDigits

!!!!!!!!! wrote: »

Thankyou, the Lenovo looks good

It's the worst of the bunch. What are you thinking? :eek:

NiftyDigits

!!!!!!!!! wrote: »

This is why I have posted tho, i don't know which one to choose for her needs. All I know is her current laptop can't play her games!

What is her current laptop? May just need a clean up and perhaps more RAM.

Cisco001

NiftyDigits wrote: »

It's the worst of the bunch. What are you thinking? :eek:

Yes, spec wise. But a better brand? And Brand New?