Which of these laptops for my elderly mother

Fine Cheers

Hi, looking for a basic laptop for my elderly mother with a 17" screen for under €500 and have sourced these:

(Main use will be social media, viewing photos, email etc)

https://www.hp.com/ie-en/products/laptops/product-details/2100865466

HP €469

https://www.did.ie/products/lenovo-ideapad-3-17itl6-173-intel-pentium-4gb128gb-laptop-abyss-blue-82h9008juk?currency=EUR&variant=41138920784060&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=Google%20Shopping&gclid=Cj0KCQiA6fafBhC1ARIsAIJjL8m7_r40W-rGwIPMnWXo9g3iyGYIzppKDfGXS3lCcq59ykJlUYnyuYAaAusbEALw_wcB

IdeaPad: €399

https://store.acer.com/en-ie/acer-aspire-3-laptop-a317-53-silver-nx-ad0ek-00f

Can get the Acer Aspire 3 for €539 at Currys which has a better spec but slightly over budget.

Open to all suggestions and comments please.

looksee

I am several people's elderly mother and I use a laptop. It happens to be a Lenovo - I've had it about 5 years, and I am not overwhelmingly impressed, but it does the job.

If she is a touch typist and the keyboard is like this one it is very aggravating as it is off to one side - maybe because of the number pad that I never use - it took me ages to learn to 'find' the keys comfortably. That's not an issue of being elderly though, its more to do with familiarity with a keyboard. My suggestion would be to have as few bells and whistles as possible, keep it simple and what she is used to.

A 17" screen is quite big and could make the laptop heavy, will she hold it on her lap? She might find it heavy to lift aside, its amazing how heavy things become as you get older.

Is the power button set apart from the keys, its too easy to accidentally hit it when it is tidily disguised as a key.

I realise that most people will be talking about speed and processing power, but in fact you might find that these practical aspects might be more relevant.

sprucemoose

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058286334/which-of-these-laptops-for-my-elderly-mother

neither but the acer is the better of the two if its only those options. you'd get much better value in that price range via the dell outlet but they can be awkward to deal with if you still have to buy over the phone (which is ridiculous in this day and age)

having bought a cheap laptop for my own mother a year or two ago, dont be sucked in by a low price as it most likely will be false economy, even out of the box my mothers laptop was painfully slow. if it wont be used for much more than what you described a tablet may offer better value

Fine Cheers

Thankyou both for the helpful replies and all noted.

I just pushed the button on this

https://store.acer.com/en-ie/acer-aspire-3-laptop-a317-53-silver-nx-ad0ek-00f

€100 off, free delivery and a further 5% off via Student Beans = Total €569. Little bit over budget but worth it I hope.