My old laptop (hp elite book 830 G3) was great but I bought it refurbished 5 years ago and it’s starting to slow down a bit now I’m looking for a new one but don’t really have a clue what to look out for

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:

  £700-£900 ish UK

• Are you open to refurbs/used?

  Preferably not

• How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?

Not sure what this means

• How important is weight and thinness to you?

  I will be mainly at home I currently don’t travel much with it but I don’t want it to be too bulky I think

• Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.

  Maybe 14 inch

• Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.

  I mainly use it for graphic design I mainly use Inkscape and sometimes gimp. I use it for Cricut design space a lot.

I occasionally play games, Minecraft/ sims. It would be good if it would run them but graphic design is much more important

• If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?

  Minecraft/sims I would like them to run smoothly but not I only play them occasionally

• Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?

  I don’t want a keyboard with the number pad on the right. I just want a keyboard with the numbers at the top. Don’t want touch screen HDMI port would be nice but not essential

• Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.

I was looking at the HP ProBook 445 G9 14" Business Laptop – Ryzen™ 7 but I have no idea if it’s right for me

Feel free to ask me any questions or suggest anything I really am clueless