Originally Posted by Army

Well basically I'd stick with new then. You don't need a super-duper notebook for that kind of use. Buy something that you like to look of. Hell get her a pink one if it makes her happy - but seriously I'd buy something dependable like for example a new HP (Hewlett Packard). Get one with as good a screen resolution as you can afford - that way she'll spend less time scrolling left and right trying to see the whole width of web pages. TRY IT OUT IN THE SHOP FIRST!