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My [emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]] year old son needs a new laptop for school.
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It’s already died,a few months ago.. irreparable.
I missed the warranty window by about a month, so no joy in terms of a refund or replacement.
He uses it mainly for Minecraft education, Teams, PowerPoint etc.
I’m looking for suggestions around the [emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]/[emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]][emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]]K range, so I can keep an eye out for black
Friday(Cyber Monday ) deals
 
L.T.G said:
My [emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]] year old son needs a new laptop for school.
I bought him a Lenovo V[emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]]] G[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]] for Christmas.
It’s already died,a few months ago.. irreparable.
I missed the warranty window by about a month, so no joy in terms of a refund or replacement.
He uses it mainly for Minecraft education, Teams, PowerPoint etc.
I’m looking for suggestions around the [emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]/[emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]][emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]]K range, so I can keep an eye out for black
Friday(Cyber Monday ) deals
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L.T.G said:
My [emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]] year old son needs a new laptop for school.
I bought him a Lenovo V[emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]]] G[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]] for Christmas.
It’s already died,a few months ago.. irreparable.
I missed the warranty window by about a month, so no joy in terms of a refund or replacement.
He uses it mainly for Minecraft education, Teams, PowerPoint etc.
I’m looking for suggestions around the [emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]/[emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]][emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]]K range, so I can keep an eye out for black
Friday(Cyber Monday ) deals
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A bug in the app version of MyBroadBand.

Fixed it, may not be entirely acurate.

"My 6-year-old son needs a new laptop for school.
I bought him a Lenovo V for Christmas. It’s already died, a few months ago. irreparable. I missed the warranty window by about a month, so no joy in terms of a refund or replacement. He uses it mainly for Minecraft education, Teams, PowerPoint etc. I’m looking for suggestions around the 6K range, so I can keep an eye out for Black Friday (Cyber Monday) deals."
 
@geezer is correct.. posted via the app.
Summary of my gibberish posted is a advice on a laptop for my 10 year old son for school.
Mainly for Minecraft Education, Teams, powerpoisnt etc.
The school does gives basic specs, but no option to buy through them.
in the 10-12K range, no Lenovos please.
so far the ASUS Vivobook 15 seems to tick the boxes
 
L.T.G said:
@geezer is correct.. posted via the app.
Summary of my gibberish posted is a advice on a laptop for my 10 year old son for school.
Mainly for Minecraft Education, Teams, powerpoisnt etc.
The school does gives basic specs, but no option to buy through them.
in the 10-12K range, no Lenovos please.
so far the ASUS Vivobook 15 seems to tick the boxes
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You missed out on a good deal on the Vivobook 15 at Incredible.
www.incredible.co.za

ASUS VivoBook 15 X1504 Intel® Core™ 3 304 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD Laptop Blue

Windows 11 Home 15.6" Full HD display 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD storage Intel® Core™ 3 304 processor 180° Lay-Flat Hinge Wi-Fi 6 & Bluetooth connectivity 720p HD camera with privacy shutter 3 Year Warranty (Upon Registration)
www.incredible.co.za www.incredible.co.za
 

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Rather go for the ASUS VivoBook X1504 laptop with an Intel Core 5 CPU, 16 GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD - so that it will have better performance & also be more usable for a longer period before it eventually becomes obsolete - most modern laptops do NOT have upgradable RAM any more - it's hard-soldered in... it's on special until 1 November for R10,999 (with +More loyalty club discount)

www.incredible.co.za

ASUS Vivobook X1504 Intel® Core™ 5 120U 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Storage Laptop

Windows 11 Home 15.6-inch full HD display 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD storage Intel® Core™ 5 120U processor Intel® graphics Chiclet keyboard with num-key 720p HD camera with privacy shutter 3 Year Warranty (Upon Registration)
www.incredible.co.za www.incredible.co.za

www.hificorp.co.za

ASUS Vivobook X1504 Intel® Core™ 5 120U 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Storage Laptop

Windows 11 Home 15.6-inch full HD display 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD storage Intel® Core™ 5 120U processor Intel® graphics Chiclet keyboard with num-key 720p HD camera with privacy shutter 3 Year Warranty (Upon Registration)
www.hificorp.co.za www.hificorp.co.za
 
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Get something that is liquid and drop rated. Young children and even ancient children are prone to drowning notebooks and using them as Frisbees (teach them to hold like a baby/cute animal; not by the ear on a corner).

If you really want it to last, get something rugged / milspec. Back in the day, Intel used to have ClassMate PCs that could take quite a beating.

Edit: look for things like drain holes on the underside of the notebook. Thick bezels around the screen are also good (can take a minor drop).
 
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