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It's a decent laptop, most likely its a dual core pentium or celeron cpu which would be good for basic tasks such web, emailing, watching movies etc.

The updating issue is not limited to these laptops, a number of Win 8 machines have had a issue with updating. My brothers Laptop is still working fine He actually plays W.O.W on his all the time.

You are wrong sir. Yes it is a low end Cpu, But it is leagues faster then a 2001 era P3. Ghz is isn't everything. Its only part of the equation on cpu performance. You have to take cpu architecture in mind. For exp. A 2.3 4 cylinder STI Subaru is faster then a 1992 5.0 Mustang GT. Size isn't everything. Actually the cpu is dual-core 1.0 ghz with a 1.33 ghz turbo mode.

Thanks for the correction, I guess they cut corners on the mother board. 4 GB stick of ram is still cheap still worth the upgrade.

On the Amd website go to graphics driver and download the c-series graphic driver package, its about a 144 mb download I believe.

I set my brothers up, and it runs well but you need to do a few things first. One uninstall all the crapware i.e 60 day trail of Norton etc. You can install Avast free its much better and not as resource intensive. I installed the latest graphics and cpu drivers from Amd.com. And I would install another 2 GB of ram (For a total of 4 GB)which is extremely cheap on sites such as Newegg or Amazon. After these changes it will run smooth. Even with 2 GB it has now it runs ok.

Oklahoma, Wisconsin and 1 other state I believe have a Anti-competitive law that prohibits stores from selling goods below what it cost to manufacture the goods. Aka The Wal-mart law. It's designed to protect Mom & pops stores in small towns.

Confirmed! They have switched prices to matched the national prices!

Why does the local Oklahoma ads now show the regular national prices now? Have they changed or is it the new price now?

Just to clear some things up. All laptops sold today are dual core or better. Win 8 is a more efficient OS then even Win 7. Win 8 will run fine on all the door-buster laptops.

Actually that's not true nowadays. Celerons are good budget cpu's, They have been deceit for at least the last 2 years. They are not that crap they used to be during the P4 days. There are certainly adequate for everyday use.

Ill give a few recommendations, All these laptop will fit your kids needs for light gaming, web surfing etc.: http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-A53Z-AS61-15-6-Inch-Laptop-Mocha/dp/B007MW13PA/ $399.99 with free shipping available now! AMD A6 3420M 1.5GHz Quad Core cpu Display 15.6" (1366 x 768) 4 GB RAM 750GB 5400rpm Hard Drive 15.6-Inch LED Screen, ATI HD 6520G Graphics Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, includes a DVD/RW Burner, integrated webcam and microphone, USB 3.0 port https://blackfriday.bestbuy.com/door+busters/product/6814789_6851307_5888151_664/156quot+laptop++4gb+memory++500gb+hard+drive $349.95 Intel® 2nd Generation Core™ i3 2.4GHz 6-cell lithium-ion Display 15.6" (1366 x 768) 4 GB RAM Hard Drive 500 GB (5400 rpm) Optical DriveDouble-layer DVD±RW Comes with wireless mouse, usb drive etc. If you have 400.00 to spend I believe the Asus is the best all around laptop for your needs. The AMD quad core cpu fast enough for everyday tasks and the gpu is better then any Intel gpu. Good for light gaming!

To be honest getting 8 GB of ram in a laptop for a 9 yr is overkill! No game requires that much ram esp online based ones. If you do need the ram get the best cpu/gpu in the price range you want to spend. Then buy the 8 GB of ram later from Newegg or Amazon. It would be a lot cheaper to go that route.

Unless she is tech savy I would not recommend a tablet for her unless you will to be available to do everything for her. Font size is adjustable on all tablets.

All of the cheap 32" tv's will be adequate for a bedroom tv and for playing games on. Will I use this a main tv in a front room no I wouldn't. They are perfect bedroom/2nd room use esp after a little calibration!