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want to prchase lap top?

want to get a laptop for son but not a lot of money and he's already broken one. Seeing a lot of refurbished that are affordable to me but not sure if it's a good idea. Also, what's difference between windows xp and windows 7? Help, I'm highly computer illiterate!!

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  • MaX
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
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    The difference between Windows XP and Windows 7 is the user interface. Both are Operating Systems (OS) developed by Microsoft. These days most laptops ship with Windows 7 or 8 OS

    Start with the cheapest laptop you can buy. There are lots of Black Friday / Cyber Monday under going right now at Best Buy, TigerDirect, eBay, etc

    Here's cheap ASUS 10.1" laptop for $259.99 -

    http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-1015E-DS01-10-1-Inch-La...

  • 8 years ago

    there is nothing in a laptop to "refurbish" most have just been wiped over with lemon pledge , buy a used on on ebay from a seller with thousands of good feedbacks a laptop can go for half its new price after 18 months

  • 8 years ago

    start him with the cheapest laptop you can buy ...try fry's or tigerDirect they usually have laptops for sale

    as for XP and win7, i would get win7 since MSN won't be supporting XP much longer, win8 too much problem

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