Frankly, it doesn’t really sound like you need a computer. Why not consider a larger iPad?
I hate PC’s. Too many viruses, too much crap to worry about. Software alone is more than a few hundred.
Buy an iMac. You’ll be good for a decade or more and never worry about viruses again.
You are funny... really really funny. An IMac? An IPad?
Buy a 7 dollar usb sound card and install Linux Mint.
Whatever you have will run faster and Mint is an easy transition for Windows people.
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