This is what I went for this last time I bought a laptop. Local computer shop guy told me the ones he sees failing the most are with bigger screens. The hinges don’t hold up. That’s what happened to my previous one with a 17” screen. I got an Asus 15” pretty high end on sale at Sam’s. The local guy charged me $125 to transfer everything over from my old laptop to this one and give it a tuneup (get rid of extra junk that would slow it down). I think this laptop was about $3-400 off regular price, but still about $700 or so. I figure spending a little more will make it go longer for me before I get frustrated with the speed