So we got a laptop a little bit over a year ago and it has run it's course. It overheats and can't be cooled when running with the battery in and it still overheats and needs to be propped up on a book with a fan blowing into it's vents. It is basically a desktop with an annoying fan. It also is having performance issues and it is defiantly time for an upgrade.
We had a desktop and when it wore-out we thought a laptop would be better. Less wires, less mess. We got six good years out of our old desktop and the only issue was outdatedness. We only got 3 years out of this laptop and the last year has been really iffy.
I, a 15-year old, am the one who mostly uses the computer. I use it for quite a variety of things from gaming like minecraft and sims, writing on Word, research, and endless browsing. This computer has been well used and my mother gets annoyed with it when it doesn't work right for her when she pays the bills and checks her email. My mother agreed to consider a desktop if it will work, even if it gets a little messy with all the cords.
What desktop will suit my needs of working smoothly hour after hour and will still work fine for my mom when the bills need to get paid? We do have a budget, I would say anything above $800 USD is too high.