Dollie wrote:
>Does anyone have any recommendations of a good "right-out-of-the-box" setup>>


Depends entirely on what she wants to do with it. Gaming computers, video, 
watching HD movies, etc all have entirely different requirements.

Even the choice of operating systems is highly significant. Vista in all 
its glory requires about double the processing and memory power than XP, so 
that bumps up the price.

It would help if you indicated what sort of budget she has. Laptops have 
severe limitations compared with desktops.
But, of course, they also have some obvious advantages.

"Good" is in the eye of the beholder.

Don Penlington


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