Computer Help and Support

If it is just basic stuff like getting on the internet, checking emails, word processing, streaming movies etc, you REALLY don't need anything fancy at all. In our household, we have Macs, PCs, and Chromebooks. If you are a gamer or into making movies/music or need commercial strength computers, that's a bit different.

I use PCs and Chromebooks, and they suit me just fine. You do have to "maintain" them, but there is excellent freeware out there that will take care of most things for you.

I would get a good amount of memory and a good-sized SSD hard drive if you are going with PCs. You can easily buy port replicators if you need more ports (all the ones you describe).

I can basically get TWO very good PCs for the price of a single Mac. That's why I use PCs for work/home finance etc. The Chromebook is for easy internet surfing etc. The Chromebooks are even cheaper.

The biggest caution I have is that it is a change to go from one type of OS to another. For example, while I am relatively proficient with tech, I find using a Mac very difficult, as I am simply no longer used to it.

I would suggest Costco and Best Buy (which I have increasingly found to be as good or better than Amazon).

It's confusing, but just let us know your needs, and I am sure folks here can give you several recommendations.