I finally broke down and picked up a new laptop as I use it for inventory control in the out buildings. I got tired of jotting stuff down or taking pics with my phone and then running into the house to transfer it to the spreadsheet. I am getting too old to rely on my memory of where that 2" wide webbing strap is when I want it. I am a Dell fan but picked up an HP Pavillion. It can fold 180 and work like a touch tablet which I don't really do being an old knuckle-dragging Troglodyte. It also came with a smart pen that does some cool stuff but, not what I am using it for. Your best bet is to make a short list of things you need the machine to do and then finding one that will do that, last a good long time, and be up-gradable. The trick is to ignore the doo-dads you don't really care about and focus on the things that you want.