# Recommend me a HP laptop for  a friend.

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommend-me-a-hp-laptop-for-a-friend/206653>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [November 29, 2010, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommend-me-a-hp-laptop-for-a-friend/206653 "2010-11-29T16:42:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![KuntryQuestTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kuntryquesttsi/32/5010_2.png) [@KuntryQuestTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KuntryQuestTSi)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommend-me-a-hp-laptop-for-a-friend/206653/1 "2010-11-29T16:42:34Z")

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An old friend of mine need a new laptop. Her dad will only buy an HP :ham:.  
She is in college and needs to be able to use word / excel / powerpoint ect.  
Other than that she surfs the net and runs Itunes.  
looking to spend around 1k

Ideas

Thanks guys!

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looking at this one  
[http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/product\_detail.do?storeName=storefronts&landing=rts\_notebook&category=rts\_notebook&a1=Brand&v1=HP+Pavilion&a2=Screen+size&v2=15.0+-+16.9&product\_code=XG744UA%23ABA&catLevel=3](http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/product_detail.do?storeName=storefronts&landing=rts_notebook&category=rts_notebook&a1=Brand&v1=HP+Pavilion&a2=Screen+size&v2=15.0+-+16.9&product_code=XG744UA%23ABA&catLevel=3)

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**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommend-me-a-hp-laptop-for-a-friend/206653/2 "2010-11-29T19:59:10Z")

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If you’re going HP I’d go with their business models. Either the ProBook or the EliteBook.

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**Author:** ![eskudo12791](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@eskudo12791](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eskudo12791)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommend-me-a-hp-laptop-for-a-friend/206653/3 "2010-12-05T16:49:08Z")

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I would recommend not buying a hp there’s my recommendation

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**Author:** ![KuntryQuestTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kuntryquesttsi/32/5010_2.png) [@KuntryQuestTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KuntryQuestTSi)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2010, 7:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommend-me-a-hp-laptop-for-a-friend/206653/4 "2010-12-05T19:26:00Z")

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> [@eskudo12791](#):
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> I would recommend not buying a hp there’s my recommendation

This was mine also. But its a woman

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**Author:** ![eskudo12791](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@eskudo12791](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eskudo12791)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommend-me-a-hp-laptop-for-a-friend/206653/5 "2010-12-05T19:27:29Z")

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so a new toshiba is just as good looking and more reliable