The Acer Aspire 5570Z is a very basic computer that would be good for new laptop users.  I got it at the beginning of graduate school and it has been my workhorse for two years now.  The layout is user friendly and easily navigable. Hardrive memory space is adequate for light use but became limited after my second year in graduate school because of my big database of large size microsoft word and pdf files.  The built in wireless card had served me well and I have no need to upgrade to anything more powerful.  The computer has been compatable with three different types of scanners...