Get a 10th Gen processor. Don’t cheap out on that, i5 might be all you need, but always go with the latest generation processor that meets your needs. And get 16 Gigs of RAM.

Oh, and buy it with a credit card that extends the warranty.

My daughter went back to school to be a PA, so I bought her a new macbook air. I had her order the i5 with 16 Gigs of RAM and the 512 SSD. I told her to sign up for a credit card with extended warranty, and this one gave $200 cash back if you spend X amount of dollars, etc.

If you laptop, you pretty much need a new one every few years. That’s why I like my desktop: I can just swap in new components at will. The case never needs replacement, I have hard drives all over the place for back ups. I always go with the latest processor, mb, and extra ram to future-proof the rig. I stopped gaming, so the old video card still works for my light-duty use; nothing more than the stripped down Photoshop Elements.

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