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smudgie76
smudgie76 Posts: 7 Forumite
in Techie Stuff
i AM ABOUT TO BUY A NEW LAPTOP AND NOT BEING THAT TECHNICALLY MINDED I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE COULD TELL ME WHAT TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS ARE NEEDED FOR MICROSOFT OFFICE IE. RAM SIZE (I THINK!) YOU NEED TO RUN AND INSTALL IT.
IM PROBABLY GOING FOR AN ACER LAPTOP, MODEL 5320 OR 5315.

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  • TonyLisaP
    TonyLisaP Posts: 505 Forumite
    Both of these laptops will run MS Office comfortably. If you want to multitask you might want to think about upgrading to 2GB's of RAM.
  • avantra
    avantra Posts: 1,333 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    http://www.ebuyer.com/product/140414

    Should be fine.
    Five exclamation marks the sure sign of an insane mind!!!!!

    Terry Pratchett.
  • TechTerry
    TechTerry Posts: 303 Forumite
    You want AT least 1 GB Ram and Dual core to run modern applications and games, you dont really need a dedicated graphics card unless you want to play modern games. Laptops with a graphics cards normally jump in price i think however PC world had one for £450 an acer one with a HD-DVD drive and a 128MB Dedicated Graphics Card, dont know if they still have it, it was £800 reduced to £450.
  • nej
    nej Posts: 1,526 Forumite
    You want one with a working CAPS-LOCK key...

    Sorry, couldn't resist....
  • robt_2
    robt_2 Posts: 3,401 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    nej wrote: »
    You want one with a working CAPS-LOCK key...

    Sorry, couldn't resist....

    Beat me to it :D
  • albertross_2
    albertross_2 Posts: 8,932 Forumite
    anything built in the last 10 years will run office, but office doesn't come cheap.
    Ever get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:
  • TonyLisaP
    TonyLisaP Posts: 505 Forumite
    albertross wrote: »
    anything built in the last 10 years will run office, but office doesn't come cheap.

    Depends if you are a student or not. Student editions aren't too bad.
  • albertross_2
    albertross_2 Posts: 8,932 Forumite
    Depends if the op is a 32 yr old mature student. Open office is cheaper still.
    Ever get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:
  • TonyLisaP
    TonyLisaP Posts: 505 Forumite
    Buy it from PC world. They don't give a monkeys it seems. Everyone I know that has purchased a machine from PC World has ended up with a student edition of Office to go on it.
  • albertross_2
    albertross_2 Posts: 8,932 Forumite
    Interesting ..........
    Ever get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:
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