Happy Cyber Monday...I am asking for my sister who is going to start an at-home transcription job, hopefully on the up and up, and she is not able to get the software running. She has done transcription from home for some time, and her computer must be getting quite old by now. I told her I would help her with either technical help or a new computer..but it had to meet several requirements, first among them not being a Dell.

I don[t know the exact software..but I know the computer must be very reliable, and under $500. It should have a good amount of memory. She does like to do genealogy, photos etc., but I think she should do those on her old computer and save new one for job.

What are the best medium-priced computers for this? Stability is the prime consideration and dependability. I should have heard of the name and techicians should be able to work easily on it. Refurbished is a possibility iwth warranty. Thanks. mg