Last Updated on May 12, 2017 by Marie Bautista
Should I buy a laptop or a desktop?
What size screen should I get?
MAC or PC?
What about Processing Power, Memory and Hard Drive?
What about a tablet?
My 5 Top Picks for Families
1. Acer Aspire Desktop, Intel Core i3-6100, 8GB DDR3, 2TB HDD, Windows 10 Home, AT3-710-UR51 – $499
Features:
2. Toshiba Satellite Fusion 15 L55W-C5357 15.6″ Full HD Touchscreen IPS 2-in-1 Notebook Computer, Intel Core i5-6200U 2.3GHz, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, Windows 10 Home – $749 Features:
- 15.6 inch diagonal LED-backlit Full HD TruBrite IPS touchscreen (1920 x 1080), 10-finger multi-touch support
- Intel Core i5-6200U 2.30 GHz with Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.80 GHz
- 8GB DDR3L 1600MHz; 1TB 5400 RPM HDD
- Intel HD Graphics 520 with shared graphics memory
- Windows 10 Home, 64-bit; Backlit keyboard, Stereo speakers tuned by Skullcandy, WiFi, HD Webcam, Bluetooth, Memory card reader (SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC)
3. HP Pavilion Desktop- 6th Gen Quad Core Intel I7-6700T Processor up to 3.6GHz, 8GB DDR4 Memory, 2TB 7200rpm HDD, DVD±RW, 802.11ac, Bluetooth, HDMI+VGA Dual Monitor Support, Windows 10 – $649 Features:
- 6th Gen Quad Core Intel® CoreTM I7-6700T processor (2.8 Ghz turbo to 3.6Ghz, 8M cache), Intel HD graphics 530
- 8GB DDR4 Memory, 2TB Serial ATA hard drive (7200 rpm), 2 HDMI out put
- Ultra Slim Tray SuperMulti DVD Burner, Multidisplay support with HDMI and VGA, 7-in-1 media reader, 2 USB 3.0 and 4 USB 2.0 ports, Monitor not included
- Next-generation wireless connectivity 802.11ac Wireless LAN, Built-in 10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN, 5.1 channel audio
- Windows 10 Home 64-Bit, USB Mouse and Keyboard included
4. Toshiba – 23″ Touch-Screen All-In-One Desktop Computer – 6GB Memory – 1TB Hard Drive – Windows 8 Features:
- Touch Screen
- Webcam
- USB Sleep-and-Charge
- Memory Card Reader
- ENERGY STAR Qualified
5. Apple MacBook MMGL2LL/A 12-Inch Laptop with Retina Display Rose Gold, 256 GB)Happy shopping (I am seriously considering the Macbook above, just because the color is so me!)