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12-03-2010, 08:12 AM
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| Adilynsdad too!   Join Date: May 2004 Location: G ville
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|  Laptop suggestion for a 10 year old
My oldest daughter is wanting a laptop for Christmas. What would you guys suggest? Remember she is only 10 so an IPad is out...
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12-03-2010, 08:43 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Best Nation in North America
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a good used netbook would be my suggestion. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...010&CatId=3988 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...Sku=H24-100029 fairly cheap, and still can do most things a better laptop can do. |
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12-03-2010, 08:57 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bethlehem, GA
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We bought our 12 year old the little mini Laptop from Dell. It's good for them of that age.  |
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12-03-2010, 09:02 AM
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| Adilynsdad too! Join Date: May 2004 Location: G ville
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12-03-2010, 09:09 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Dunedin FL
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Agreed with the gents above, I have a "full-size" Dell laptop and my girlfriend has a "netbook" from Dell. It's a good little machine, the only downside is that you don't have a CD drive for software. But you can pick up a cheaper usb cd/dvd drive that will work of need be. I would buy one with the least amount of "included" software possible (just the OS, and any "required" software for the machine to work) the reason I say that is there are a number of free open-source software options for things like "Microsoft Office" and getting a bare bones version will save you some cash, as well as give you the chance to "un-bloat" the factory software (and spyware) that comes installed. PM me if you would a list of some of the open source stuff...if not it's still a good option.
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12-03-2010, 10:41 AM
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| Suck it up!   Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Arkansas
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X2 on the netbook. I think I saw Radio Shack had them on sale for $150 or something.
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12-03-2010, 11:24 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: minnesota
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our 6 year old has an acer netbook that we got a couple years back at wal mart for like 180...has been holding up ok to the abuse....a 10 year old will more then likely take better care of one...
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12-03-2010, 12:35 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: duh I don't know. Can I live with you.
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I have and am using a Toshiba full size laptop. Screen is nice and clear, pretty quick and has enough room for what I use it for. Got it at Best buy for just under $400. The netbooks do not have a disk drive as far as I know, so there would be no cd loads or dvd waching.
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12-03-2010, 12:50 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2010 Location: Stowe
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I would say a full size laptop. We have a netbook and it is cool but with no CDR/DVD you have a hard time using any games or educational software.
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12-03-2010, 03:41 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ewetah
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last year we bought my 10yo daughter and 8yo son both Dell inspiron 1545s. we thought about the net books but for alittle more $ you get a bigger laptop. By the time you buy an external cd/dvd drive you're into it about the same.
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12-03-2010, 03:55 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: southaven
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don't be a cheep ass, just get her the IPad old man  |
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12-03-2010, 03:58 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2010 Location: The heart of the south
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Buy my wife's,we have it listed on eBay. It is an HP G60-235DX, 16inch screen, Intel Core Duo 2GHz Dual Core Processor, 3GB memory, 320GB HDD, Windows Vista. Runs great, looks great and plenty of power. SHe got hooked on my Mac so now she has one this is excess. $359.00 with $20 shipping. |
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12-03-2010, 04:53 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pa
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12-03-2010, 06:48 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Kennesaw
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Buy it on AMEX for the warranty.
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