not windows basic that is the issue, that laptop for the price is rubbish. You can get an i3 for less money and more performance.
Indeed.
The Kalahari Acer that I bought for someone (Acer 5750): Win7 HomePremium, i3 2310, 2GB RAM (meh, R150 for another 2GB), 500GB hdd, etc etc, cost R4500. It's a lot slower than my i5 but it's pretty nippy for a cheapy.