[dennisw]

I was looking at i7 processor and 2T hard drive - and the 16GB. Is that overkill? I’m retired and don’t do gaming or any extreme processing. Watch Netflix at times.

Today's i3 processors are fast enough. i7 is unnecessary 2TB hard drive is way more than you need unless you are storing lots of video on it which I doubt. 500Gb hard drive is more that enough usually. 16GB memory is legitamite if you open lots of tabs on Firefox and Chrome which I do.

I prefer desktops with a 24" LCD monitor over laptops. I own both. Two laptops and two desktops. My desktops are both assembled by me with a Pentium processor from three years ago.  Both w SSD drives. And like I said, one has 8GB memory installed, the other 16GB memory

[MayflowerMadam]

Thanks so much for the advice. It looks like I won’t have to spend as much money as I was planning. I’m good with software and apps, but clueless about hardware.

And I’ve been looking at desktops only; for me, they seem more reliable. I have a little ol’ Samsung netbook I travel with.

Again... thanks!