I am not that computer savvy, and my desk top is old. About 8 years. So, I plan to get a laptop that will have Windows 11 on it and get a new printer. Any comments/advice would be appreciated.
Putting aside the fact I have HP stock and not Dell stock, I find the fingerprint reader on my personal HP to be easier to use than the fingerprint reader on my work issued Dell. Other than that, I don’t find much difference in usability. Both use Intel processors which have been problematical in recent years, but I’ve had no issues. AMDs are as good these days and are frequently a little cheaper.
HP does start sending nagware at about the 3 year point that they won’t sell you hardware or service so you need to buy a new one. I’ve been ignoring that without issue.
Of course, my mainstay is a 12 year old Acer tower running Win7. It’s choked a few times on high needs graphics, but otherwise continues to meet all of my needs.
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I don’t have recommendations on the brand but when you get it invest some time at the beginning to get it the way you want it.
Take time to do ALL the settings the best you can and then as you see things you want to change keep going to settings to change them, and when you don’t know how to change something then google for the answer until you have things the way you want them.
We see posters complain about minor things that annoy them for years about a new OS when all they had to do was google the issue and see how to move the task bar, or turn off something.
In my opinion the best place to purchase a new computer is currently Costco... You will not have an aggressive salesperson trying to push you into the most expensive computer they have. They have frequent substantial discounts that really are going for less than what you would normally pay. You can return the computer for 90 days if you decide that it doesn't match your drapes. And they extend the warranty for an additional year for nothing, and you can purchase additional coverage.
Unless you are into high performance gaming... it is much easier to just purchase a laptop. You likely do not need a really expensive one. I prefer one that has a lighted keyboard and a touch screen. I believe that AMD Ryzen processors are a much better value than their Intel equivalents because their built in GPU is far superior.
Here is a search that I just did at Costco.com. Anything you buy at Costco.com can be returned to a Costco store... I do not think that you have to be a member to purchase most of their items on Costco.com.
"Costco Laptops with parameter's above"
You can't really go wrong with any of them, but if you keep checking that search... they do have better discounts often. We bought the Dell which is the second one down on the list but it was on sale for $250 off around Black Friday. Right now is not the optimal time to buy one... a month or two down the road would usually be better, but the Windows 10 end of life might throw a wrench into things this year.