Which is the best cheap Windows laptop for my mum?

Charlie's mum wants a new laptop for around 200, and there are models with 32GB of storage for 160. However, mum needs a DVD/RW drive "

My mum is looking to buy a new laptop after Christmas. Her budget is tight: around 200. She uses it for Microsoft Office, browsing the internet (reading the Guardian) and watching TV. I suggested a 32GB SSD drive - which would be really quick - as she will use USB sticks, SD cards and the cloud for storage. I saw one for 160, but if she bought that, she would need to buy an external DVD drive for burning music to CD etc. Would it just be easier to stay safe and get a standard laptop with a hard drive? Charlie

There are two kinds of laptop at the low end of the PC market. First, there are traditional laptops, where the base system has a 15.6in screen, 4GB of memory, a 500GB or 1TB hard drive, and (usually) a read/write DVD drive. These machines are not very portable and don't have long battery life, but they do the job. Current prices range from around 250 to 500.