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Fuck that's cheap. I paid a similar amount for 120gb not all that long ago.
@sacredhart - personally I'd go with duncs SSD suggestion - even if it doesn't reconcile it, the cost is low enough to make it worth trying and you can use it as a external HD for backups.
On the Linux suggestion... my 2p if this is her laptop then you'd be surprised by how well it runs on a semi-light Linux OS. However, if work is the main function then LibreOffice may not be great. Excel for e.g. is superior to Calc, and although it only matters if you're using it to an advanced level (you can still do things like pivots and link to online data, etc.) collaborative stuff with a lot of formatting often doesn't play well. Personally I found Writer (Word equivalent) the biggest issue. If you're writing a doc for yourself that you'll print or print to PDF, it's fine. But collaborative stuff with formatting when others are using MS Word doesn't seem to work that well.
All that said, the great thing is you can try it easily for free by using a live version. This will also tell you whether the laptop is totally fucked and whether Linux would help. So I would really recommend at least trying a live version.
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Get an SSD to start with.
https://www.mymemory.co.uk/crucial-240gb-bx500-internal-2-5-sata-ssd-drive-540mb-s.html
with code MM16
£24 for 240GB is worth taking a punt to see if it fixes things.
Then, if that doesn't work either get something from Dell Outlet (I've bought from there before, they're great. The 'Scratch and Dent' stuff you'd be hard pressed to find the scratch)
Or just get an iPad with a keyboard. It does all the things you need and you can get the prev gen ones for about £220 which will be more than fast enough.