Buy a Acer Aspire E 15 E5-575G-76YK 15.6-inch
I have the i5 cpu.
Just $550. It has a 256gb SSD (add a bigger one if you want) and room for a 2.5” hard drive plus a has a DVD drive and 1920 x 1080 display and has 8gb ram and is upgradable to 32gb if you want it.
https://www.amazon.com/Acer-E5-575G-76YK-15-6-inch-Notebook-Windows/dp/B01F1Z78GM
Photos
http://laptopmedia.com/review/acer-aspire-e-15-e5-575g-review-feature-packed-dirt-cheap-mid-ranger/
PC people never seem to understand it is not the hardware it is the OS that keeps us in the Mac World. Sure we would like to have powerhouse machines for cheap but we don't.
I owned several of these and all failed or were corrupted.
The iMac I use has served since 2011. Free updates, no anti this or that protection required. Free tech advice. Great photo handling.
LOL this is an Apple/Mac thread -- you're very unlikely to get much interest for your Windows suggestion. You could probably talk about ripping Windows out of the Acer and installing Linux, that might get some interesting comments...
But if you're truly happy with Windows, let me encourage you to join my Windows Ping List. If you want to get a feel for what kinds of threads get pinged, search on keyword "windowspinglist". And let me know if you want on the list.
FRegards, Dayglored
What about video? Does it share memory with the system? What sort of GPU?