Simple pc advice

Anne_Marie_2

No matter what laptop you buy, it's more than likely not going to have anything more than a trial of the software you are looking for. There are alternatives that are free, just ask. Software also may be available free or at a small cost through your workplace or child's education, you really would have to check that out yourself.

Dancing_Shoes

Are the ones in the link as good as or better than something like a Sony vaio?

myhooose

A Chromebook might fit the bill using google docs for free, however storage may be a bit limited.

Knarf44

The reputation of Sony as a builder of quality laptops has taken a big knock in the last few years, poor build quality, poor customer service, unreliable components being just a few complaints.

Their higher end products ie £600+ seem to be a bit better in those terms so buyer beware.

Cisco's first link to the Acer is a good value laptop that would work well as a family workhorse. The third one he linked to is a bit out of your stated price level but if you play around with the Dell configurator and / or searched out promotions, cash back deals you could get a very good specification within your budget.

Other very good brands to look out for include Asus, Lenovo and Samsung. I couldn't possibly recommend the lower end HP or Compaq laptops as again they seem to suffer huge reliability problems at around a year to 15 months sometimes sooner eg motherboard failures, screen failures, battery failures etc etc.

chunter

Form Hot UK Deals today: Seems to be well liked.
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Dell Inspiron 15 4th Gen i5, HD, 6 GB, 750GB - £379.00