computer advice

[zappy]

OK All you 'puter pros, wife wants to replace our old laptop. It's a dinosaur, slow and heavy.
She does not want one of those open face pads or pods. She wants a keyboard.

 I was in Best buy and saw a "Acer" Chrome book. It was small light and the keyboard for
Only $200.
Anyone familier with these?? What's yer opinion?? Thanks guys, Santa.

[wheelzman]

What is she going to use it for?  Surfing, accounting, storing music, pictures or videos.  This will determine how much storage you need.  I bought Sharon an Acer laptop but it weighs about three ton but it works good.  Now she has a Kindle Fire. 

www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_11/184-5190700-2277340?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=acer+chromebook&sprefix=acer+chrome%2Caps%2C349

[zappy]

Checking e-mail, surfing, recipes,games. That kind of stuff. No home businesses here. I don't know the weight but it was a small laptop, not much bigger then a "I pad"/pod thingy. But it folded down over the keypad laptop style.

[zappy]

Thanks for the link. It's the 4th one down c710 2833, $199 at bestbuy.
Does Sharon like the kindle or Acer better??

[wheelzman]

Sharon isn't much of an Internet person as she doesn't do email or social networking stuff but she does use it when she wants to look up something for a trip or to buy something, which I always have to order.  She wanted the Kindle so she could read the Bible without having to lug the laptop around.  I think you would be safe with the Acer you are looking at for what your wife is going to use it for.  Good luck.

[zappy]

Thank you Gorilli, the nanners are on me.