Buying a new computer...ARRGH!!!

[Tony P]

My trusty, 8-year old Acer laptop runs Windows 10 which will no longer be supported later TY. So I feel compelled to switch to Windows 11. My Acer does everything I need. I'm not a techy guy at all (these specs came off of a label on my laptop).It runs on an Intel I7-7500U (2.7GHz/boost to 3.5GHz), 16GB DDR4 memory & 256GB SSD. I'm considering an All-In-One as I no longer travel with my laptop. I'm not a gamer so graphics don't need to be "the very best". Trying to figure out a suitable replacement is driving my crazy.

 

If any of you guys 'n gals have any suggestions, I'd really appreciate it.

 

On a related topic, I've been a slave to MS Office for decades. I dislike subscriptions so I've been searching for an alternative to Office 365. Has anyone had an experience with Microsoftkeys? They seem to offer One-time downloads of Office for around $35 and on the surface, it appears to be legit.  MicroSoft Keys

 

Thanks!!!

Edited 11 hours ago by Tony P

[Draconator]

35 minutes ago, Tony P said:

My trusty, 8-year old Acer laptop runs Windows 10 which will no longer be supported later TY. So I feel compelled to switch to Windows 11. My Acer does everything I need. I'm not a techy guy at all (these specs came off of a label on my laptop).It runs on an Intel I7-7500U (2.7GHz/boost to 3.5GHz), 16GB DDR4 memory & 256GB SSD. I'm considering an All-In-One as I no longer travel with my laptop. I'm not a gamer so graphics don't need to be "the very best". Trying to figure out a suitable replacement is driving my crazy.

 

If any of you guys 'n gals have any suggestions, I'd really appreciate it.

 

On a related topic, I've been a slave to MS Office for decades. I dislike subscriptions so I've been searching for an alternative to Office 365. Has anyone had an experience with Microsoftkeys? They seem to offer One-time downloads of Office for around $35 and on the surface, it appears to be legit.  MicroSoft Keys

 

Thanks!!!

 

Actually, any computer around $600 will do the job for you. Don't concern yourself with specs. Most new computers are solid right out of the box. 

 

As for an Office type program that's not a subscription, Google's suite (Docs, Sheets, etc). Very similar to the Office Suite, for free. 

[Virgil]

Go to Costco if you have one.  You can't go wrong with any of the laptops they sell.  They start around $500, but have great specs and build quality.  Myself, family, and friends have all bought from them over the past few years and have been happy.

[Mike in Horseheads]

Latest laptop I have is a Target sale Hp . Touch screen, back lite keyboard been very happy happy with it. Have used Google Sheets for some things and no issue.

[CookieG]

Ill just throw it out there, but if it is just Windows 11 you are worried about, you can get a free upgrade from Microsoft.

 

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/upgrade-to-windows-11-faq-fb6206a2-1a0f-448a-80f1-8668ee5b2bf9#:~:text=The upgrade to Windows 11,download is large in size.