Need advice on a new laptop

[dflprincess]

My HP Envy 360(?) may be nearing the end of its life & I'd like to get a new laptop before the current one dies on me. Currently, it seems to be working fine, but it must be getting close to 10 years old & occasionally makes an odd noise when it's booting up (every thing is backed up) and, a hinge on the cover broke so I can't close the it anymore.

I've been happy with this one. I mostly use it for things like paying bills and a little surfing. Any suggestions on would be a good equivalent? (One thing, I do want one with a 10 keypad).

Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks.

[Joinfortmill]

1. Wow, 10 years is amazing. I use a chromebook.

Love it. Small but not too small. Lightweight. Has enough storage for my needs which aren't a lot. Watch Youtube on it a lot. Affordable. Regular updates. About 3 years old. Doubt it will last for 10 years, but that's ok.

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. Key question - 14" or 17". I like larger screens, but I have a PC with a 32" HP monitor and use a 14" laptop mainly for

Social stuff. You can buy a decent HP/Lenovo 17" for < $400. It will be lightyears better than your 10YO PC.

[dflprincess]

3. Just checked, the current screen measures 15

I could live with 17.

Thanks!

[OAITW r.2.0]

8. If you stream video with it, you'll appreciate the larger screen.

I'd add some speakers to override the laptop speaker,

[Joinfortmill]

5. Smaller than 17.

[marble falls]

4. Buy the best you can and then stop shopping or looking at other computers.

[dflprincess]

6. Oh, I will stop looking when I pick one

I just hate shopping for & setting up a new one!

My question is, is price always an indication of quality?

[marble falls]

7. NO. Look at Assus, a company that builds boards for other manufacturers, for example, has strong positive ...

... reviews and their prices are very reasonable. I've had excellent luck with HP, I've had one HP I bought used that lasted 10 years.

The one I have now is at least six years old. I buy as the new models come out. I also use a good virus protection and keep updating as the updates come in. I stay away from "free games", use ad blockers, deny all cookies, never open mail from unknowns (I always check their addresses).

[OAITW r.2.0]

10. You are so protected!

You stay ahead of the AV curve, marble falls!

[marble falls]

11. I am a computer truck driver. I try to keep my machine on the road. I try to be an informed driver, I'm not qualified...

... to be a geek.

[OAITW r.2.0]

12. Don't click on shit.

That's my motto.

[marble falls]

13. Capital letters and bombast are serious red flags for me. Click bait is on the wrong side of the moat.

[litwoken]

9. couple good deals here...

I usually check this site when looking for bargains...
https://slickdeals.net/laptop-deals/


https://www.staples.com/hp-omnibook-5-16-2k-laptop-copilot-pc-amd-ryzen-ai-5-340-16gb-ram-512gb-ssd-16-75-hours-battery-windows-11-home/product_24634978

https://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-OmniBook-5-16-inch-2K-Touch-Laptop-AI-PC-Intel-Core-Ultra-7-255U-16GB-RAM-1TB-SSD-Glacier-Silver/13968860429