want to find a new pc to replace my old one

[chaosincalm]

hello, i am new to this site and know nothing about computers so please write as basic as you can,

ok so, i lost my memory not the computers two years ago, (18years worth)

we had a laptop the one i am still using today

HP Pavilion Notebook PC Product ID 00258-61320-28489-AAOEM. Windows 8.1

it has numourous virus's and is very slow

it has a i5 4200u cpu

8gb ram

and 1tb hard drive

i would really like to buy a new computer (laptop)

but do not have a lot to spend.

can anyone tell me what would be a good one to buy, i am not a gamer but i do like the computer to run fast and smooth. thank you for any help that you are able to give, storage is important, i mostly use for facebook and whatsapp, i write poetry for a website and view emails. apart from that i have video files and pictures which i wish to transfer over to the new pc. so as i said space is important. thank you once again for your help.

[chaosincalm]

is this any good or does any one know better for the price? i could buy a portable usb storage to go with it although i dont know which is the best of thoses to choose from either, i liked wd without cloud storage.

https://www.box.co.uk/2SY44ESABU-HP-250-G6_2197720.html?source=webgains&siteid=116019

[mdklassen]

> it has numourous virus's and is very slow. it has a i5 4200u cpu, 8gb ram, and 1tb hard drive.

> i would really like to buy a new computer (laptop), but do not have a lot to spend.

Those specifications are still "good" for "average" usage of a computer.

I recommend that you take the computer to a computer-store, and ask them how much they will charge to make a backup of your Personal Files, to reinstall Windows, and to reload your files from a backup.  The cost will be much less than any brand-new computer.

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[chaosincalm]

i know how to do that, but it still runs slow and to be honest i just would like a new updated model and i could give this one to my daughter

[mdklassen]

> I know how to do that,

> i could give this one to my daughter ...

Please try reloading Windows.

If the daughter is under-14-years, this computer will be enough for her.

> it still runs slow ...

From: https://ark.intel.com/products/75459/Intel-Core-i5-4200U-Processor-3M-Cache-up-to-2_60-GHz

your processor's specifications:

Performance:

# of Cores  2 
# of Threads  4 
Processor Base Frequency  1.60 GHz 
Max Turbo Frequency  2.60 GHz

This is not the fastest processor, especially when only one of those 4 threads is active.

A "fast" processor would have DOUBLE the "base frequency", but probably would not have any "turbo" mode.

Also, it is possible that the disk-drive is showing signs of age -- how old is it?

Purchasing a SSD (Solid State Drive) and reinstalling onto it will make the computer significantly faster.

> to be honest, I would like a new updated model.

Me, too.