This is the exact laptop from where I bought it in 2019. Here are my specific current specs:

Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-8145U CPU @ 2.10GHz 2.30 GHz

Installed RAM: 4.00 GB (3.82 GB usable)

Device ID: 360B9287-66AF-40BC-ABA4-1C81DF9FC9CB

Product ID: 00356-02091-12208-AAOEM

System type: 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

Pen and touch: Touch support with 10 touch points

Edition: Windows 10 Home

Version: 22H2

Installed on: ‎2/‎26/‎2021

OS build: 19045.3693

Experience: Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.19053.1000.0

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The fan goes on and off continuously, sometimes in a regular, 30-60 second interval.

When I open the lid to wake from sleep mode, the computer/fan roars like it’s gearing up for some wild Herculean effort! (Meanwhile I’m just trying to do my schoolwork, shop irresponsibly, and attend Zoom appointments.)

As I use multiple tabs in Edge, it’s started taking too much time for pages to load, etc. When I click, there’s a spinning wheel or sometimes it’s lagging so behind that it won’t even let me click.

I wish I had a computer like they have at my school and workplaces. Those never break a sweat no matter how many tabs, apps, and media you have running concurrently!

I have heard that a good approach for a workhorse laptop on the cheap is to buy a used, spec’d-out ThinkPad on eBay. But ideally I’d like to figure out how to make what I already have last as long as possible. I’d appreciate any advice either way.

Thank you in advance!

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