Does she need a real keyboard? Or will those artsy chicklet keyboards that are so popular right now work? (I find them to be terribly impractical.) The only thing I've seen of late with real keyboards are the Alienware models, which are something I doubt you'll fit in a budget, sadly.
When I had to deal with a high sand area, I had Sharp (fanless) laptop. It survived the whole time I was there with no problems whatsoever... and then I dropped as I was unlocking the door to my place on getting back from there. Sigh. Be that as may, though, the Sharp laptop had the interesting feature of having rubber plugs for all the ports. I haven't kept up to what has that sort of thing now though.
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"Remember, the truth is out there." —Johnny
"It is? Oh, I hope it doesn't maul anyone this time." —me
When I had to deal with a high sand area, I had Sharp (fanless) laptop. It survived the whole time I was there with no problems whatsoever... and then I dropped as I was unlocking the door to my place on getting back from there. Sigh. Be that as may, though, the Sharp laptop had the interesting feature of having rubber plugs for all the ports. I haven't kept up to what has that sort of thing now though.
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"Remember, the truth is out there." —Johnny
"It is? Oh, I hope it doesn't maul anyone this time." —me