strawberryred

Thank you for all that. I might have to go ahead and switch over to a desktop. Now just to figure out which one to get and to find a monitor! Off to do some research!

Hi Brian! I really appreciate all your help and info on here as I am completely clueless on computers. My old computer is an Asus ROG laptop I bought in 2016. It’s done well so far, but I have noticed it freezing a lot more and programs shutting down quite often. I’m guessing with all the new requirements it’s about time to get a new computer. I basically only use it for photos and for my Silhouette vinyl cutting program. Once I updated that to a more advanced version I started noticing problems with it randomly quitting on me. I do feel completely clueless, but I have read your article about what to buy so I have that checklist of what to look for. I’m trying to decide if I should move over to a desktop or stick with a laptop. I feel like my past two laptops end up having battery issues and I have to always have them plugged in to work, so I might as well just have a desktop. I have heard desktops are better to edit on than a laptop, but is that still true? Plus my Asus was a large 17” which made it hard to carry around anyways. But I liked the option to have it be transportable while the battery still worked. Any other advice as I begin my foray into researching a new computer?