Thanks for all the advise, like the sound of the chrome books ,perfect for what he would be using a computer for (emails, Google streaming films and a bit of printing) ,the only downside I see is, the older you get the more blind you get (and he's fair old) I would be worried if a 14 " screen will be big enough. As for the remote access and Windows 7 if he gets the laptop it definitely make life easier for everyone.God help my kids when they have to buy tech for me in around 50 years " in my day a phone was for internet, satnav,games, calculator, emails, clock ooh and calls and I don't want none of that virtual projection teleportation fancy shit on my new phone " imagine where Id end up Thanks again everybody .