Difficulty finding a reliable, budget-friendly Windows laptop with sufficient RAM for stenography hardware compatibility

A user returning to school for stenography needs a Windows laptop to work with specialized stenography hardware, but after buying a cheap laptop that caused freezing issues, they struggle to find a reliable, budget-friendly option with adequate RAM and USB ports. The hardware manufacturer blames the laptop for the problems, and the user is frustrated with the lack of straightforward, no-fluff options in the market.