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You are risking the ire of barnz by posting genuine questions in this thread.

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An on/off button is very important.

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Do you prefer a computer, screen and keyboard, or a laptop?

In some ways, most computers will probably do the trick, as long as you can install Windows 11, and you can load Windows 11 on older boards that don’t officially support Windows 11, with a little trick during install.

Did you have a budget in mind, or any other nice-to-haves? When minimum spec will probably do what you want, it’s probably easier to build to a budget than just buy the cheapest you can get. The more specific you are for budget and specs, the easier it is to advise.

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Also to follow up my earlier post, get a Mac. The Apple store will also give good advice about your needs for photo processing.

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i am genuinely am trying not to be flippant or condescending here:

any new computer you can buy can do all of that stuff

all that matters with regard how much you spend on one is how patient you are

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don’t need the off part, you can do that through command prompt

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Please refer to thread title :grin:

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And when your operating system inevitably freezes?

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Just a laptop.

I guess 1000-2000 would be the budget.

I like to think I’d use it for other stuff, but I end up just using the iPhone.

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Have had 2 over the years and I just don’t like them. One got a bloated battery, the other rjust always seemed a PITA to use.

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I get that most computer do all this basic stuff, but I just don’t know what’s in the guts of them.

Anyway, with this comment, did you mean if I’m patient I might find a good price. Or if I get a budget model I’d have to be patient with it (might run slower)?

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Basically any computer you buy new today will be able to do what you want. Unless you’re planning to get into heavy use of photoshop etc for photo editing, retouching etc, what you’re doing is not very demanding for pretty much any modern computer in terms of storage space or processing power.

Patience mostly refers to how long you’re willing to wait until a sale, when savings can be very significant. Around the Black Friday sales is probably best, but they’re still 10 months off, and you may not want to wait that long. That’s not the only time there’s sales of course, you might just want to check in on the prices available on JB etc every week or two, until some nice deal pops up.

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asking a news thread for tech support? gen x cannot read

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I’d be curious to know which models they were. One of the big advantages of Macs is that if there is a known faulty part, even years out of warranty, Apple will usually fix those free of charge. You won’t get that with any other brand. The other big advantage, if you don’t need MS Office with macros etc, for legacy work products, is that Mac’s are next to impossible to accidentally become infected.

If you hate them, you hate them, and that’s your choice. A MacBook Air 13” is in your budget. So is an iMac or Mac Mini, if you don’t need laptop portability.

Mac hardware is second to none, and the OS is incredibly stable, mainly because it only ever needs to work on a limited set of hardware. The newer laptops have very long battery life for ordinary use.

If we’re assuming you’re going with a Windows laptop, the my preference is Lenovo. Simple, reliable, often the latest hardware at good prices, and easy to upgrade. Best option is to order direct from their website, if you can afford to wait while it’s shipped. Lots of options in that price range. Have a look through and see what features you like.

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This is a good value unit for example:

https://www.lenovo.com/au/en/p/laptops/yoga/yoga-2-in-1-series/lenovo-yoga-7i-2-in-1-gen-10-14-inch-intel/83jqcto1wwau5

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That was an end-of-life problem I also had. But it was over 10 years ago on an MBA that had lasted for a decade or so and had been on multiple round the world trips.

YMMV but would not think Windows machines would do better

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Any laptop from any era would still run provided you either remove the battery and run on mains or update the battery.

Hardware is pretty robust.

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Yeah, it was a model-specific issue on MBAs from the mid-2000s, eventually causing the laptop frame to be bent out of shape. It still ran off mains but was no longer aesthetically pleasing.

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Yes and make sure ram is at least 16gb

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second one

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