I got use to my HP laptop with it's 17" monitor. So last week when the hard drive died I also looked for a new computer. I couldn't believe that the three places I went, Walmart, Best Buy and Sam's Club only had one model of a 17" laptop for sale, the counters were filled with smaller screen computers. I guess with all the tablets out there, they figure people will like a smaller screen.
Myself, I didn't like the smaller screen and didn't like that the HP and Dell 17" laptops that I was looking at, now cost more than the 17" HP I bought four years ago. With the price of big screen TV's and most electronics going down, why are laptops going up?
Then I realized, in the four years I've lived here in The Villages, I've only taken my laptop out of the house one time. So with that in mind, I got an HP all in one computer with a 19" monitor for $349 at Walmart. It wasn't wireless but $50 more, I picked up a wireless keyboard and mouse. The keyboard is a wave style, much easier on the hands and wrists to type. So for $410 I have an HP wireless all in one computer.
With Windows 8.1 that came with my system, at first I didn't like it. I realized my biggest dislike was the start menu and not a normal desktop. I found you can eliminate the 'start menu' by right clicking on the black bar on the bottom of the screen. Open 'Task Manager' and select 'Navigation'. Then select what you want to see at start up. Select 'Desk Top' and now you're computer will open like it did on your old computer.
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