New taper here, haven't recorded anything yet, but I've put together everything I need, besides a laptop. The one we currently have is a MacBook, probably 6 or so years old. I planned on using it for taping stuff, and will until I get something else, but I'm looking around for a refurbished laptop. The one we have is really slow, especially when it comes to transferring files from cameras, etc. Not really planning on using it for anything else but taping stuff, transferring from SD, using audacity, uploading to archive, etc. Been so long since I've bought a pc, have no idea what to look for as far as processor, memory, hard drive, etc. I saw in makersmarc's thread that it is recommended to get something with a SSD and 16GB ram. Anything else I should be looking into as far as better vs worse processor, etc? Better vs worse brand names, etc. Looking at refurbished and my budget is $300 max.