Laptop Questions

[sanchezf (Premo)]

Wanna get my son a laptop for Christmas

Main use school work, games and email

Do I need to go with a name brand expensive one?
How much Ram is enough/How much is too little?
How big a hard drive?
Any Stay away froms?

Any help would be great..

[sanchezf (Premo)]

Your CQ50Z series

Operating system	Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic with Service Pack 1 (32-bit)	edit
Processor	AMD Athlon(TM) X2 Dual-Core Processor for Notebook PCs QL-60 (1.9GHz)	edit
Display	15.4" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)	edit
Memory	FREE Upgrade to 3GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) from 1GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)	edit
Graphics card	NVIDIA GeForce 8200M G	edit
Hard drive	FREE Upgrade to 160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive from 120GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive	edit
Personalization	Microphone	edit
Keyboard	HP Color Matching Keyboard	edit
Networking	802.11b/g WLAN	edit
Primary DVD/CD drive	SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support	edit
Primary battery	6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery	edit
Adapter	65W Adapter

[pcjohnnyb (Premo)]

How old is your son?

[sanchezf (Premo)]

Originally Posted by pcjohnnyb

How old is your son?

12 years old

[Gwydion]

Originally Posted by sanchezf

12 years old

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Laptop for middle school child??

I'll say it again, just to reverberate.

You should not get your son a laptop. Get him a desktop.

[clevalley (Premo)]

Originally Posted by sanchezf

Your CQ50Z series

The only thing I would try to do is get the drive to a 7200RPM drive, it does make a difference. It would not be a deal breaker as for him being 12 it would be a good start.

My son is 12 1/2 and uses a laptop - I would rather him have that than a desktop in his room. He sits downstairs in the living room and I can see where he goes and what he is doing.

[sanchezf (Premo)]

Originally Posted by clevalley

The only thing I would try to do is get the drive to a 7200RPM drive, it does make a difference. It would not be a deal breaker as for him being 12 it would be a good start.

My son is 12 1/2 and uses a laptop - I would rather him have that than a desktop in his room. He sits downstairs in the living room and I can see where he goes and what he is doing.

we have 2 desktops in the house. I also wanted a laptop for this reason, so I can watch what he does. He's take a Info tech class in school to learn to type and how to use word, excel and power point so I think this could help him out...

[G1G4]

If you can, ask whoever spec'd out your computer if they can downgrade Vista to XP. I say that because I'm pretty sure the school systems haven't updated their computers, and it's alot easier for a kid to use something their familiar with than something completely different as Vista.

[sanchezf (Premo)]

Originally Posted by G1G4

If you can, ask whoever spec'd out your computer if they can downgrade Vista to XP. I say that because I'm pretty sure the school systems haven't updated their computers, and it's alot easier for a kid to use something their familiar with than something completely different as Vista.

I agree, I hate vista anyway. Thank you I will ask if it can be done