Computer and wireless printer

I bought a laptop last spring from Staples that came with a coupon to buy a wireless printer for $60.  I am very happy with them both and totally spoiled to wireless printing!  No need to be all crammed up with the printer on a short leash!  In fact I don’t even have the printer intalled near my computer LOL.

I can tell you what I have – although I wouldn’t really call it a recommendation since I don’t know that much about it LOL. The laptop is an Acer Aspire 7740. (Very similar to this one.)  It is still working great almost a year later, and Windows 7 seems easy to navigate.  It is big – what ever the biggest screen is that you usually see, like 17″ probably.  Had a hard time finding a bag to carry it in, when I do carry it places.  The printer is HP officejet 4500 – an all in one scan print copy fax.  I will be using it as my main printer soon since my laser printer has one foot in the grave, so I needed one that gave me all those features.  It works great and it is so small!  I have never had a color printer before and it prints beautifully – so much fun to print the phonics books for ds in color!

Have you looked at Tiger Direct online for computers?  They have a huge selection and often some really good deals on refurbished models – I have bought them in the past.  I am on the email list for Staples and they had the computer I got on special ( I think it was a couple of hundred dollars off!) through that list.  I recommend getting on their list if you are in the market and watching their sales for a while.

Have fun!  I know you will enjoy whatever new tech you get.  Having a laptop has been wonderful for homeschooling – we are so portable!