Some CoSo brainstorming and input requests needed. 🙏

My mil is wanting a laptop. Tbh it scares the shit out of me because she is not savvy in the ways of the internet and she will be on our home network. *sigh*
I totally understand why she wants one. I seen some inexpensive chromebooks out there and of course there are thousands of others.
Suggestions would be greatly appreciated for an 83 yr old who wants to surf the net. I will be the it chick so please help me keep my sanity 😁

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@Faay
If it's really just going to be a net browser, a Chromebook is a decent idea. The Acer Chromebooks are quite good; that's what they have us on at work.

@voltronic yes, mainly browsing and once I introduce her to you tube 🤯.
Any particular ones. She’ll be strictly wireless.

@Faay
I'm not up on any specific models, the only Chromebooks I've ever used are the Acer ones they replace every couple years at work.

Just do a search for "best Chromebooks 2024" and get something under $500. Acer, Asus, Samsung, and Lenovo seem to be brands that are frequently recommended.

@voltronic @Faay I highly recommend Acer. I've had it for a couple of years, and it's marvy.

@LiberalLibrarian @Faay
It's nice to see how far they've come as a brand in terms of design and build quality.

@voltronic @Faay I'd second that

Chromebooks are easy to use and maintain - no anti virus software needed really- and Acer is a good model and always my preference manufactured Chromebooks I pick

with android apps and play store pre-installed also they are good - can even run Linux apps for more advanced user though

Updates work flawlessly in background also you'll get a quick notification telling you to restart device to finish update if 2/3 seconds later your back online

@Faay just in case you are wondering about the no anti virus needed - each web page and application runs in a restricted environment called a "sandbox." - Chromebooks have multiple security layers that help protect them from viruses, including the automatic updates. If a virus does get through one layer, it may still have to overcome the others.

support.google.com/chromebook/

the Linux environment isn't included in that but that needs to be enabled by the owner/admin of the device

@voltronic

@Faay @voltronic if you do go with a Chromebook install malwarebytes chrome extension and use free - which adds another layer of protection mainly against phishing, dodgy sites etc....

You don't necessarily need a full antivirus software app running

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@ecksmc @voltronic
I think I still have a Malwarebytes available to use. Yes, I subscribe. 😉 I’ll have to look into it.

@Faay malwarebytes browser guard - you don't need an account for that its a free for all to use - malwarebytes antivirus software you need an account for most all features to work which is a paid service

Both are from same company though just the browser guard is totally free 👍

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