Searching for a new laptop

[Baby Manda]

I need/want to buy a new laptop that I can use for grad school and personal use at home like this forum. I'm not a gamer (I never figured out how 🤷‍♀️ plus I prefer to be outside, crafting, cooking, or reading), but I do search a lot of random stuff. I would also like to be able to stream movies and make presentations,  and YouTube stuff eventually (reading books or demonstrating/how to activities for my students when they are absent). I need a device that's pretty easy to use, as I really am not very knowledgeable about technology.  

Any suggestions or recommendations?

Anything more than Best Buy or "buy something cheap at Wal-Mart" would be appreciated.  

Thanks! 

Baby Manda

Edited April 8 by Baby Manda

[Restraints-and-Cuffs]

Hi baby Manda,

I can help figuring it out. 

What do you mean by modelling activities? 

Are there any softwares that you absolutely need to use?

Do you know what operating system you want?

[Baby Manda]

7 hours ago, Restraints-and-Cuffs said:

Hi baby Manda,

I can help figuring it out. 

What do you mean by modelling activities? 

Are there any softwares that you absolutely need to use?

Do you know what operating system you want?

Thank you!

Modeling activities  - I mean how to videos-I could record for lessons 

I use a lot of Microsoft programs, outlook, word, excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, but also other free teacher programs the college recommends. I use other Google for a lot of stuff too, and Canva, plus translation apps, LessonPix and other online curriculum.  My grad school work is all online.

I'm not sure about an operating system... as a kid I learned Dos b/c my mom was in school for it, but that's not something I've used in years 🙃  Currently I open my computer and it opens with the pretty picture that randomly changes and the I click the little icons for internet Explorer,  Microsoft edge, or the other one. - does that help?

Thank you 

BabyManda 

[Restraints-and-Cuffs]

Yeah, all that helps. 

You are using a windows laptop.

If you current laptop/pc can handle most of the requirements , I could walk you through the steps required to figure out the current specifications. Based of that, you could go for a similarly powered/slightly more powerful device. 

That would probably be the best way to find a right device

But from what I gather, your processing requirements do not seem that high. So you go for any any intel i5/amd 5 series with about 8 gb of ram that fits your budget ( higher i3/amd 3 series would probably work too but then you'd have to see which processor works). However, I'm speculating based on the min requirements of the softwares you mentioned.