I live in Pennsylvania, USA. I have been looking for a laptop so that my mum can access the web & join in the e-mails/photo sharing/IM etc. She lives in Ilford, Essex. Four questions:
1. If I buy a laptop in the US can my mum use it in the UK without transformers etc (in the past I have found that the extended use of transformers ruins the electronic gadgets I send her from the US). I think that it may be best to buy a UK model, but any thoughts would be appreciated;
2. Which laptop to buy (I had narrowed it down to the ACER 3003 or 3613, mostly because they are reasonably priced & have a 15.4'' widescreen that she would like- a laptop because she lives in a small flat and doesn't have room for a desktop);
3. All the e-tailers in the UK that I have found won't accept a US credit card or deliver to a location other than the billing address. Of course, if the answer to 1. works out #3. becomes redundant.
4. What is the best way for her to access the web in the UK. She is a pensioner and needs to keep an eye on the pennies but at the same time it would be great if she had broadband access. Are there cost-effective solutions? I met a couple that travelled a lot & they had figured out a way of using a cheap US service but I can't remember how they did it.
1. If I buy a laptop in the US can my mum use it in the UK without transformers etc (in the past I have found that the extended use of transformers ruins the electronic gadgets I send her from the US). I think that it may be best to buy a UK model, but any thoughts would be appreciated;
2. Which laptop to buy (I had narrowed it down to the ACER 3003 or 3613, mostly because they are reasonably priced & have a 15.4'' widescreen that she would like- a laptop because she lives in a small flat and doesn't have room for a desktop);
3. All the e-tailers in the UK that I have found won't accept a US credit card or deliver to a location other than the billing address. Of course, if the answer to 1. works out #3. becomes redundant.
4. What is the best way for her to access the web in the UK. She is a pensioner and needs to keep an eye on the pennies but at the same time it would be great if she had broadband access. Are there cost-effective solutions? I met a couple that travelled a lot & they had figured out a way of using a cheap US service but I can't remember how they did it.
