I had my Dell laptop wiped clean, Windows 7 installed, along with my documents and folders from my external hard drive (luckily I did a backup the day before my computer died). I was going to purchase a refurbished laptop with Windows 10 installed; however, when I brought it home, there were problems with it. So I returned that laptop and decided to get my old Dell laptop redone. I'm using it now, and it seems to be working okay so far. I have problems with the cursor when I type, and sometimes, words/letters get messed up.
I looked for new laptops at Best Buy and at the Apple Store. I finally decided to purchase an Apple Mac laptop. I also purchased Apple onetoone and AppleCare. I took my first class the day I purchased the laptop, and I have another class scheduled next week. Some things are different between my old laptop and the new Apple laptop, and it takes awhile to get used to things.
I need a good, working laptop for my volunteer work; so, for now, I'm going between both computers.