I just went through something ?like that,? my few years old computer, which had been rehabbed by a nerd friend, died last week. My friend gave me his 'beloved' Lenovo so I could take it with me, and he's looking for one for himself.

I know NOTHING but this is Lenovo, and seems to work. It's a lot lighter than my 'old' HP.

Good luck.

Gateway NV570P25u Notebook PC looks like a real winner.

Do you do anything besides email and internet?

I am not big on games save for stuff like you see on Facebook. And on line all I really do is Facebook, DU, YouTube and read news. My big thing is memory.

Most folks are okay with 4 - 8 gigabytes of RAM. I'd pick something with an intel i5 cpu.

The Gateway is a fine choice.
Here's a Lenovo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834318466
...that's comparable to the Gateway you mentioned.

The choice is yours.

15.6" screen, real nice!

The gateway does have a touch screen and the lenovo does not.
Not sure if that matters to you.

Just thinking about when I am out around the pool area and one of the locale Chihuahua decide to jump up and touch there nose to the screen. Hate for them to order like a 100 tennis ratchets on ebay.

Unless you need it for anything beyond surfing, simple video watching and word processing, you don't need that much power.

Perks cost extra, such as:

-Macs
-Laptops in particular lightness, screen and good looks


I don't even game, but I invested on a decent machine, with many many USB HDs, since I play around with photoshop.

I need portability and memory.

Then look for the cheapest one you could find.

Will check out! Thanks!

but had it recommended to me by an IT person at one time. Glad to see it's still around because they've got some great prices

Computer Show.com

And maybe next time have the College Kid use a typewriter instead I'd certainly never let the likes of that one near a 'real' computer

and remember spending up to 2k

A few years ago I discovered refurb and will never look back

I replaced by computer for about $125.00 from Newegg

It has everything I need. I can even watch high quality movies and sports with no lag

Check out Tiger Direct and ebay too, for comparisons

It runs Windows XP. I replaced a broken screen myself.

Make sure you get Windows 7, no matter what model you buy. Your sanity will thank you.

Yes, they are buying me the new system. It is a good thing I had a external hard drive to back up everything.

With the external hard drive I already have and the Parent are paying for the software. It is perfect for me. I can even use it at my job instead of the laptop they have lent me since Phoenix ( the name of my late computer) went splat.

thanks!