I'm going to get a new laptop soon.
Basically looking to put pictures from phones on there and use it for iTunes. Maybe a little other storage, but most of my internet usage would be on my iPad.
How much memory should I be looking for? Can you recommend brands?
What type of virus protection should I get?

TIA.

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Posted by ILikeLSUToo

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Member since Jan 2008

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Posted on 1/17/16 at 3:32 pm to tigerman03

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How much memory should I be looking for?

4GB or more

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Can you recommend brands?

Any

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What type of virus protection should I get?

Windows Defender (already in Windows), Malwarebytes, and your favorite browser extensions.

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Posted by 756

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Posted on 1/17/16 at 3:43 pm to tigerman03

I would get nothing less than 8gb- MS OS are becoming more and more memory hogs-

antivirus - Eset

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Posted by SG_Geaux

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Posted on 1/17/16 at 4:25 pm to 756

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would get nothing less than 8gb- MS OS are becoming more and more memory hogs-

antivirus - Eset

This.

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Posted by ILikeLSUToo

Central, LA

Member since Jan 2008

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Posted on 1/17/16 at 4:29 pm to 756

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I would get nothing less than 8gb- MS OS are becoming more and more memory hogs-

Read what he's intending to use the laptop for. 4GB is fine.

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Posted by Bmath

Member since Aug 2010

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Posted on 1/18/16 at 12:05 pm to ILikeLSUToo

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Read what he's intending to use the laptop for. 4GB is fine.

For now, but memory is cheap. Unless he knows how to swap it out, I think it is always best to start with as much as you can afford.

4GB may be fine, but my computer regularly uses 5GB just because I have multiple tabs open in Chrome.

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