Question about the $400 Toshiba from Walmart?

Question

Let me start off by saying that I do not know hardly anything about computers. I have a desktop that I use for my primary use, but I want a laptop for just for reading( I have about 500 ebooks) and writing. I also want to put a copy of my personal library datebase on it( I am a HUGE bookworm). Plus for sometimes surfing the web.

I am not going to be playing any games or watching movies or even listening to music. I would just like to know if this machine would be good enough for this. I do not want to spend alot of money, plus I got a $100 gift card to walmart for my birthday, so all in all I would be spending about $315.00 with tax. So the question is it worth it? I don't want to waste my gift card. Any help would be great. thanks

Answer 1

You didn't mention any of the laptop's features, so I'm going to just have to generalize.  If you want to store a lot of books on the computer, you're going to need a large hard drive.  160 GB is good, 250 GB or bigger is better.  In other features, I always asvise people to get the fastest processor and the most memory you can afford.  To run Vista efficiently, you are going to need a minimum of 1 GB or RAM (memory).  2 GB or more would be better.  Last but not least, if you are going to be reading from the screen, you might want a larger screen to make the reading easier.  Usually, a smaller screen is easier to carry around, but in your case, I am recommending at least a 15" screen.  I don't know what features are available for $400.00; if you can find or earn another $200.00 or $300.00, you'll be able to get a much nicer computer.  God bless!

Answer 2

It's more than enough for reading writing, and web browsing.

Answer 3

is this the machine you are talking about?

http://downloads.walmart.com/catalog/pro...

if not please provide link.