These days in my old age I use the computer for FR , Youtube , Twitter , Facebook , email , playing DVDs , shopping ...everyday stuff . I prefer an all-in-one not only for aesthetic purposes ( counter where the HP sits is opposite the dining room table and it takes up less space than a tower + keyboard ...) but audio is also important to me and a cheap laptop’s audio doesn’t cut it ) .
Honestly, the worst computer I have ever had was a Lenovo.
For what you just described I’d go with a refurbished.
So, all you really need is a basic PC. Audio doesn’t need to come from the PC. You can simply buy a decent laptop and augment it with a simple but good quality outboard set of speakers which will be far better in quality of sound than anything any laptop or ALL-in-One will ever give you.
What is your price point all included? Not just your MAX but your range. If you don’t mind me asking.
I’ve owned 2 laptops over 15 years. I am not a tech person, so unfortunately, if problems come up, I’m usually in trouble. Both had problems with pop-ups saying you have this problem, you have that problem. One of them was a Lenovo that I received as a gift. After 2 years a pop-up appeared one day saying the hard drive was shot. I had a tech friend look at it and he was shocked. I never watched DVDs or played games, I didn’t have any files. I mostly surfed the web, read news, listened to music occasionally.
A few years ago I bought a Kindle Fire for $29.99. I love it. I can shop, read the news and FR, go on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and YouTube. Haven’t tweeted but have read other people’s stuff. You can email people and lots of other things I just haven’t gotten around to doing (downloading books). I have never had a major problem—occasionally I power off if it freezes. Obviously there are bigger sizes available, but I enjoy sitting on a couch with devices in my hands.