8GB of RAM is not a lot I would get at least 16GB and 32GB is better.
If trying to keep costs down consider Dell refurbished business laptops often not much over half new price.
There is a trend towards laptops having a decent sized SSD but not a lot of storage if you are likely to keep adding larger files like photos and videos consider getting a good size portable drive for them from the start.
This is a sensible option anyway in case of sudden failure and a smart way to regularly back up to another machine without using the cloud or networking.