debodun
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- way upstate in New York, USA
Looks like in the pix you have the tablet propped up, right? So agree about those virtual build in ones. Yuk.How do you connect to the internet right now, @debodun ? Whatever you are doing with your old computer should also work with any new one that you decide to get. Look at your modem, and see if there is some kind of antenna setup there. Even if you are wired in to the modem right now, if there is an antenna, it is set up for WiFi.
I don’t have any problems at all with the external keyboard for my ipad, @Liberty . It is probably just a little smaller than a full-sized computer keyboard, but plenty big enough to easily type with, and much easier than using the virtual keyboards that come with tablets.
Here is a picture of my ipad and keyboard. View attachment 89499
If you have a wi fi box, then you have wi fi...you look like you are "hard wired" to the internet.I have a wired modem (Motorola Surfboard SB5101) that connects to a port, but not a USB (looks more like a phone jack) in the back of the computer case.View attachment 89504
DittoI had a Chromebook for a while, and those are pretty simple to use, and also fairly inexpensive compared to a new Windows computer, and I think that you would probably be really happy with a Chromebook, as well.
I have had a Chromebook for at least two years now. It still works perfectly, unlike other laptops I have had, which get clogged up and get really slow.Ditto
YesCan a mouse be used with a Chromebook?
Yes,you can use either a regular mouse you plug in on the side or a wireless oneCan a mouse be used with a Chromebook?
I am hardwired. Also, I am not in the Rochester area - closer to Albany.
I use smart phone for four years. Mini computer.For an emergency, you can access in a library. Of course, the internet and computer is one of my few options for financial and social access, so I would die if I didn't have it always available. I'm also thinking, like you, of getting a smartphone as an alternate internet option and also because I can use it to text since I am deaf.
Ditto....I have no complaints about my Chromebook..Yes,you can use either a regular mouse you plug in on the side or a wireless one
I bought the plug in mouse for my Chromebook works like a charm Sue