Good Laptop For Card Games for Parent in 60s

[determined09]

My Mother is thinking about getting another laptop. She want's to play card games on it. In addition, she wants to be able to add Office to this laptop. Are these specs good enough for her to use Office on them?


1) Asus 17" I'm thinking this one.
ncludes X751MA-DB01Q laptop with four-cell lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, and manual; Premier Entertainment Suite software voucher
Windows 8.1 Pro, 64-bit operating system
1.83GHz Intel Baytrail-M N2930 quad-core processor, up to 2.16GHz with Turbo Boost
17.3" diagonal HD+ glossy display with 1600x900 resolution
8GB DDR3 RAM
1TB 5400 RPM hard drive
Dual-layer DVD+/-RW drive
802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
Intel Unified Memory Architecture graphics
SonicMaster audio
VGA webcam
Chiclet-style keyboard with numeric keypad
Built-in wide 16:9 touchpad
3GB lifetime Asus WebStorage
Memory card reader: SD, MMC, MS
USB 3.0 port
Two USB 2.0 ports
HDMI, VGA, ethernet ports
Headphone/microphone jack
Measures approximately 16-1/4"W x 10-3/4"D x 1-1/4"H; weighs 6.2 lbs
UL listed; 1-year Limited Manufacturer's Warranty
Imported

2) Acer 15.6" Touchscreen Laptop - Intel Core i5,8GB, 1TB HDD

Includes Aspire V5-573P-54208G1Taii laptop, four-cell lithium-polymer battery, and AC adapter
Windows 8.1 operating system
1.6GHz Intel Core i5-4200U dual-core processor
15.6" diagonal LED-backlit active-matrix TFT LCD HD multi-touchscreen display with 1366x768 resolution
8GB DDR3L SDRAM
1TB SATA hard drive
802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 4.0+HS wireless technology
Intel HD 4400 graphics
Webcam with microphone
Touchpad
SD memory card reader
USB 3.0 port
Two USB 2.0 ports
Acer converter, HDMI, ethernet ports
Measures approximately 15"W x 10-1/8"D x 1"H; weighs 4.85 lbs
UL listed; 1-year Limited Manufacturer's Warranty
Imported

Which on would you recommend?

BTW, She wants on with a DVD player because we still have a slow DSL service at the house. Software downloads take a really long time. She already has Office on a DVD.

Thank you

 

[Dontazemebro]

Good Laptop For Card Games for Parent in 60s

The cheapest notebook should suffice. Maybe even a Chromebook

 

[MRU]

Get an iPad...

But for what she needs a laptop for, either of those is far more than sufficient for her.

 

[gotluck]

I am a big fan of ipads for this demographic as well, depending on the amount of office work

 

[iBlazed]

I don't think they had laptops in the 60's....

 

[determined09]

I don't think they had laptops in the 60's....

My Mother is 64 years old.

 

[determined09]

Thank you everyone for all of your help.

 

[Wrathwitch]

Get an iPad...

But for what she needs a laptop for, either of those is far more than sufficient for her.

I am a big fan of ipads for this demographic as well, depending on the amount of office work

The OP already stated that his mother required a DVD/CD player with the device to be.

Because the internet is slow, I wouldn't recommend anything like iPad or a tablet. UNLESS you can get a reasonable one that can have an external dvd plug in via USB which.. gasp! you can't do with an iPad! Sorry if I sound snarky, not my intent, just that one would think that Apple would have made something like that a bit easier for more people.

But to answer your question, either machine mentioned should work well enough for her needs.

To agree a bit with the above quotes though, for what my mother DOES use the iPad for (emails, media consumption, online banking) she LOVES her iPad and can easily port it around when they are travelling, unlike a laptop.