New laptop for Parents - £300-400

[Dooms]

Hey guys.

My parents 7 year old HP died the other day and I need to find them a replacement. They are extremely computer illiterate and only use it to click "Internet" on the desktop that loads chrome (which they have to close and reopen whenever they want to go back to google) and they can click the Skype bubble to click either me or my sisters name

So best bang for buck at £300-400? Requires at least 15inch screen, webcam and mic and preferably would come with Windows 7.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00B18B284/ref=nosim is the best I've found so far, over specced for what they would use it for but I would like it to last them another 5-7 years

edit: I mean that laptop comes with 76GB of RAM!!!

[cptwhite_uk]

How about this, spec is obviously lower but would is be more suitable for the larger screen?

http://www.medion.com/gb/prod/MEDION...%29/30015745A1

Matte 17.3" 1600 x 900 screen
4Gb RAM
Pentium® 2020M processor
500Gb HDD

There's one with an i3 processor for £430:
http://www.medion.com/gb/prod/MEDION...%29/30015395A1

[Dooms]

Hmmm good shout, I know Dad will prefer the larger screen. Will keep it in mind while I look around today

[Phage]

Dell outlet ? £350
http://outlet.euro.dell.com/Online/S...&puid=b413cad5

•Inspiron 15R - 5520
•Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-3210M (up to 3.1 GHz, 3MB cache)
•Windows® 8
•4 GB DDR3 Dual Channel 1600MHz SDRAM Memory (1 DIMM)
•Hard Drive : 500GB Serial ATA (5400RPM)
•8X DVD+/-RW Drive
•Display: 15.6 inch High Definition LED Display (1366 x 768) with TrueLife
•Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000
•Back Up Media Not Included
•Windows® 8 64bit (Englilsh)
•Wireless : Intel Centrino Advanced-N 2230 (2x2, a/g/n) + Bluetooth
•LCD Back Cover: Moon Silver Switch Cover
•Battery : Primary 6 Cell 48W/HR
•Internal Qwerty Keyboard

[Dooms]

Nice spec. Link not working for me though

[Phage]

How's this ?
http://www.dell.com/uk/dfh/p/inspiron-laptops?~ck=anav
otherwise just google dell ouitlet uk and follow the links for home -> laptops -> Inspiron

[Phage]

You have to keep checking there regulalrly and move quickly as the stock doesn't hang about. The one I linked to has gone already.

here's another

http://outlet.euro.dell.com/Online/S...&puid=46dde084

[Infinite]

https://play.google.com/store/device...book_acer_c710



Not 15" or Windows 7, but it is as simple as it gets for the computer illiterate.

[Dooms]

I was tempted by the chrome book (I mean all they use is Chrome & Skype) but I could never be saw other problems wouldn't arise. I'll keep an eye on the Dell outlet store as well guys. Thanks

[oldboy47]

You could always consider thw 17" Inspiron's offered by Spoon
http://forums.hexus.net/classifieds-...-up-grabs.html