Greetings folks!
I'd like to get a new laptop for my wife, but I am not really up-to-speed on the current offerings, brands, reliability, and so forth. I've always done desktop builds for myself, usually toward the higher-end. But the pre-built laptop world is a whole different ballgame! I spent today wandering around various Brick & Mortar stores in the area, and am now just more overwhelmed.
I would appreciate any guidance. Here's some of the criteria:
So, with that said, what do you folks recommend?
Thanks in advance!
I'd like to get a new laptop for my wife, but I am not really up-to-speed on the current offerings, brands, reliability, and so forth. I've always done desktop builds for myself, usually toward the higher-end. But the pre-built laptop world is a whole different ballgame! I spent today wandering around various Brick & Mortar stores in the area, and am now just more overwhelmed.
I would appreciate any guidance. Here's some of the criteria:
■ She doesn't need a gaming powerhouse. She has a couple basic games: Plants Vs Zombies is probably the most demanding.
■ She likes the 15" laptops
■ With that said, she absolutely demands a NUMPAD on the keyboard. (Seems to be on most 15"ers)
■ Mostly it is used for internet browsing, Facebooking, Netflix, and various MS Office tasks
■ I'd like something with some decent speed, and longevity. I'm thinking maybe an i5, 6GB RAM or so. Not sure if I should go 3rd (Ivy) or 4th (Haswell) gen on the CPU.
■ Reliability is important. Cheap stuff, or, stuff that is difficult to get reasonable support on, is out. If I buy a laptop and the keyboard dies in the first week, and I can't get it immediately resolved, I won't be happy.
So, with that said, what do you folks recommend?
Thanks in advance!