raksrules
Elite
I am need of a laptop for my dad. Due to his age, I don't want a heavy laptop. The current laptop he uses is Lenovo Ideapad S400 which I got like 4-5 years back. It does not work well now anymore.
Laptop will be bought in US preferable. We would like to see and feel the laptop before buying so would be good if I can buy from a store or at least check laptop in store and then buy online. No choice of any online retailer. Whoever is reliable, I can go with. Although I given price of $800, I don't think I need to spend so much for what I want (lightweight) and usage. But from whatever I saw till now, it seems the lightweight and price are inversely proportional. As I go less in weight, the price is increasing.
- What's your Budget? (e.g. >30K, not more than 50K etc.
- -> $800 Max preferred but can go higher if thing is worth, but for usage I don't expect to spend so much
- What will be your primary usage for the notebook be? (e.g. web surfing/office apps/Casual Gaming)
- -> For my dad. He will use some accounting software and absolutely no video or high graphics usage.
- What size and weight considerations do you have? (e.g. Do you want a 17" desktop replacement or you want an ultraportable 12" or something in between)
- -> Current device is 14" screen, anything below this is NOT acceptable. If I can get 15" screen with lightweight laptop, it would be even better. The laptop's weight currently is 1.8 Kgs so yes it is relatively lighter so would prefer weight in this ballpark or less.
- Any brand that you prefer, or any brand that you detest? (e.g some would prefer to stay away from Acer or Dell)
- -> No specific brand but good quality.
- Any other considerations? (e.g Battery life; Widescreen/non-widescreen; Glossy/Matte screen etc.)
- -> Good battery life preferable. Fast start (so SSD preferred but not very necessary), good amount of RAM. Currently laptop has 2GB. Need more.
Laptop will be bought in US preferable. We would like to see and feel the laptop before buying so would be good if I can buy from a store or at least check laptop in store and then buy online. No choice of any online retailer. Whoever is reliable, I can go with. Although I given price of $800, I don't think I need to spend so much for what I want (lightweight) and usage. But from whatever I saw till now, it seems the lightweight and price are inversely proportional. As I go less in weight, the price is increasing.