Everything that could be said for the OP has been said.
I'll just add that I went to buy a new laptop (PC) for one of my relatives last week. I was shocked at how cheap-looking HP, Sony and Toshiba laptops have all become!!!!! Cheap squeaky plastic and awful screens. I wouldn't recommend them to anyone. HP built quality gets better if you are willing to pay more but that doesn't apply to Sony or Toshiba. Metalic Lenovo models all seemed solid to me though, the low and high end ones alike, except for the screens. (why doesn't manfacturers pay more attention to screens? we spend most of our time looking at the damn screens you know... ).
So yeah, to sum it up, these were my options :
1.Lenovo if I wanted something cheap with decent specs.
2. HP or a Mac if I wanted something expensive.
I ended up getting her a Lenovo.







