[Gllug] [OT] Giving advice on buying a laptop

[Sarah Ewen]

This suggestion might not go down so well, but here goes anyway.

To my own amazement, I recently recommended Dell for a laptop for friend
who wanted a new computer, that "works with broadband".

They have a very apple-esque config-your-own website, and the prices are
pretty reasonable. It's a one stop shop and people find having heard of
Dell reassuring.

Like the person you describe, she was a little cautious of switching to
a mac, and though I did recommend it, she preferred to opt for windows.

Worked for me - very happy friend, and the machine isn't bad for what
she paid.

And so far, I haven't had to do any tech support...

My old flatmate runs a Dell because it's the only 15" machine he could
find that does 1600x1200 (note: 15", no larger) and to this day that's
hard to beat. Since then I've paid a bit more attention to dell
hardware - laptops seem ok.

Sarah.
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