Hi Amy,
I recently bought an Acer 15.6 inch 4 pound laptop from
Amazon. It is very slim and really feels comfortable to hold in my
hands. It is extremely fast and it has a number pad. I like it
better than any laptop that I have ever owned. This is my fifth laptop
in about 4 years. Its battery life for me is over 11 hours. Note,
I have my screen resolution turned down pretty low because I do not need to
see the screen. It does not have a DVD reader/burner. It also does
not have an SD card reader. I have an external DVD reader/burner and an
external SSD card reader. I haven’t needed either in over 2
years.
Maybe there will be some sale prices next
week. I can’t say for sure. For right now, the price is $509, plus
state sales tax with free delivery.
Here are a few details along with an Amazon
link.
https://www.amazon.com/Acer-i5-8265U-Keyboard-Fingerprint-A515-54-51DJ/dp/B07RF2123Z/ref=pd_ybh_a_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=TTW0G4ET3D313ZV7XE7D
Product
description
Style:
Notebook only
Acer
Aspire 5 A515-54-51DJ comes with these high level specs: 8th Generation Intel
Core i5-8265U Processor 1.6GHz with Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.9GHz (6MB
Smart cache), Windows 10 Home, 15.6 Inches Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen
LED-backlit IPS Display, Intel UHD Graphics 620, 8GB DDR4 Memory, 256GB PCIe
NVMe SSD, True Harmony Technology, Two Built-in Stereo Speakers, Acer
Purified.Voice Technology with Two Built-in Microphones, 802.11ac WiFi
featuring 2x2 MU-MIMO technology (Dual-Band 2.4GHz and 5GHz), 10/100/1000
Gigabit Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 port), Bluetooth 4.2, Back-lit Keyboard, Acer
Fingerprint Reader supporting Windows Hello, HD Webcam (1280 x 720), 1 - USB
3.1 (Type-C) port (Gen 1 up to 5 Gbps), 2 - USB 3.1 Gen 1 Port (one with
Power-off Charging), 1 - USB 2.0 Port, 1 - HDMI Port with HDCP support,
Lithium-Ion Battery, Up to 9.5-hours Battery Life, 3.97 lbs. | 1.8 kg (system
unit only) (NX.HG5AA.001)
-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On
Behalf Of Amy Gordon
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2019 1:53 PM
To: main@techtalk.groups.io
Subject:
Re: [TechTalk] New Laptop
Sorry I plan to carry it some but wont be all the time
or anything so
not really worried about how light it is but I do want a
number pad
definately. One that has long battery life as
possable as well.
Thanks
On 11/22/19, Gene <gsasner@...>
wrote:
> You don't need a powerful computer. But you
haven't said anything about
> things like if you want a lighter computer or a
heavier one. are you going
> to carry it around much or don't you plan to carry
it enough so size and
> weight matter much. Do you want a model with
a numpad or don't you care
> about that?
>
> Gene
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: Amy Gordon
> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2019 1:32
PM
> To: TechTalk
> Subject: [TechTalk] New Laptop
>
>
> Hi all I currently have a Dell laptop in which I
have had trouble with
> ever since I bought it about 5 years ago. It
is getting worse so I
> know there will be sales coming soon. I
currently use Jaws on my
> computer and mostly use it for internet tasks like
email, taking
> surveys, facebook etc. Was wondering what
suggestions you have for a
> new laptop as far as specs and best place to buy
from? Thanks
> Amy
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