Laptop for my brother

[Tony2005]

My brother has asked me to pick him a laptop but I'm not aware of which brands are good and which to avoid so I was hoping for a bit of help

His requirements are simple:

• Basic Internet Usage
• Various Football Manager Games (LMA manager)
• Cheap

Any suggestions?

[bruceb]

Dell is very good .. so are Toshiba laptops ... HP is not too bad but is not one of my top picks.
Whatever you decide to get, be sure you order all the cd's for the OS & whatever programs
you have them install. Keep a record on paper of ALL your Product ID & License Codes
in case you need them later on. Some companies, no longer send the cd's unless you
explicitly request them and the hard drive may have a recovery partition on it from which
you can burn your own. But I don't agree with or like that method. You should also run
a Ghost or Acronis TruImage of the system once everything is installed and working properly
before it gets all screwed up. Install a good Antivirus and Antispyware program and be sure
they are kept up to date.

[crossedup]

Toshiba is a top brand for repair ATM, IMO. Easy to fix, all the parts are separate so replacement is easy.

Acer is a good one too

[Rocketmech]

For a consumer model he would do fine with a Acer or Gateway . Look for the deals at Bestbuy , etc . If he's going to be rough with it , then look the Thinkpads , HP's or Dell's business lines over .