WTB - PC for 11 year old/Solo Parent

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#302789 20-Dec-2022 17:57

Looking for a PC for co-worker of a relative in Rotorua area.
They can collect in that region (Whakatane/Te Puke/Taupo/etc) or I can do Wellington region up to Whanganui.

Ive been told;
Solo mum (apprentice -electrical I think) wanting to help their 11 year old with educational learning.
They have about $400 to spend.

Ideally with windows 11 cutover coming I think they should be looking for either;

Something cheap that uses DDR4 such as intel gen 6/7 or a budget Ryzen that could be upgraded to Windows 11 compatibility (replace CPU later).
a windows 11 ready pc - intel gen 8+ or Ryzen 3200+

Given its an 11yr old I'm guessing it would be a bonus to be able to add a "gaming" GPU at later a later point if needed.

thanks in advance

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#3012616 21-Dec-2022 02:41

Ex-lease Thinkpad T4xx or HP Probook/EliteBook with i5/SSD/8GB RAM would suffice and meet budget requirements.

For portability the Lenovo Thinkpad X2 series are hard to beat.

W11 shouldn't be a prerequisite given support for W10 isn't ending any time soon, not til 2025.

Here's an example Lenovo X260 for $300. This one only has 1366x768 resolution though so I'd probably avoid.

X260

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#3012635 21-Dec-2022 08:07

I dont think a 6th gen will cover Windows 11's upgrade checks, and a laptop is limited for graphics for gaming - in saying that tho, my Lenovo X230 plays SIms 4 happily :D

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#3012655 21-Dec-2022 10:03

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NightStalker

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#3012666 21-Dec-2022 10:56

Hmm, doesn't matter how clear you think you make yourself you'll always stuff up somewhere. I really needed an "or" in there

Something cheap that uses DDR4 such as intel gen 6/7 or a budget Ryzen that could be upgraded to Windows 11 compatibility (replace CPU later).

OR
a windows 11 ready pc - intel gen 8+ or Ryzen 3200+

basically look for something cheap for a couple of years use or for $400 try and find something that is windows 11 capable.

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#3012804 21-Dec-2022 16:35

xpd:

I dont think a 6th gen will cover Windows 11's upgrade checks, and a laptop is limited for graphics for gaming - in saying that tho, my Lenovo X230 plays SIms 4 happily :D

W11 would not be required.

I wager education software will run just as well on W10 in 7yrs time when the 11yo leaves school as it does now on W10.

There's no rational or logical reason for M$ to drop support for CPU's older than Intel Gen8 or Ryzen with W11, other than the financial gain of OEM's and more likely -Intel.

W11 GUI is hideous, W7/W10 context menu items are missing or buried under layers of submenus requiring extra mouse clicks.....why fix what isn't broken?

So far W11 release like W8 all over again, but with added reduced hardware support. :)