Hi Maria

Adding an SSD will help speed things up, but I looked up the specs for your PC and it looks like it is getting a little old (AMD dual-core 1.4 GHz processor?).
I would recommend purchasing a new PC with an SSD drive, 8 GB of RAM and a decent processor (ideally an i7-8550U or i5-7200U)
For notebooks, personally I like the Dell XPS series, although the camera placement is bad if you care about that...

Hi Maria

>and that maybe the ethernet port would increase the speed of my internet connection?

Yes, that is correct. However, if you always use wireless, then you can ignore this issue.

>Point n.2: what do you mean by "does not fully support high-resolution screens". Do you refer to the quality/speed/or what?

A picture is worth a thousand words. Notice in the below screenshot how the buttons and table are cut off.
"does not fully support high-resolution" means that you will see these UI issues.
However, it is still usable and does not affect speed. 

Hi Maria

The solution would be to buy a notebook with 1920x1080 HD resolution.
However, I know SDL has working on solving this problem, so it could be fixed in another update.

Hi Maria Rosaria Venosa, Hi Jesse Good,

I have a very useful little Win10 notebook with 1920x1080 resolution screen, which I use for working on the move. I also have a very large 1920x1080 resolution screen for my Win10 desktop PC. They both display Studio beautifully.

All the best,

Alison

>Yes, Evzen, you're right - with 100% scaling no problems at all.
Unfortunately Alison, 100% has problems on 13 inch notebooks. The icons just become too small to work with.

Also, as Evzen points out this is very common on small notebooks these days. (Personally I find the screen image to be sharper, but the software has to support it...)

Hi Maria Rosaria Venosa, hi Jesse Good,

I do apologise!!!

I thought my Acer Iconia notepad screen was set to 100% by default but it isn't. It's defaulted in system settings to 125% and works well. So I'm editing this post accordingly.

Even at that %, with a finger it is hard to use the icons sometimes but I plug a mouse into my notebook when I need that amount of precision. You also need good eyesight. It also needs to be mentioned that an on-screen keyboard would make it impossible to work; I use a bluetooth keyboard.

I should also have said that I wouldn't recommend a notepad for everyday work. Something bigger is better, so a laptop of course.

It also should be said that screen resolution plays a more important part than size. I have a huge monitor but its resolution is the same as my little notepad, as mentioned above so that's the resolution I would go for if buying a new monitor.

My main PC is a  Lenovo V520* with SSD. If I were to buy a laptop, I'd go for a Lenovo** again.

Ali :)

*Lenovo Essential V520s SFF 10NM0026UK Core i5-7400 4GB 128GB SSD DVDRW Win 10 Pro

** have had Acer and Dell in the past and been very happy with them too.

Hi Maria Rosaria Venosa, hi Jesse Good,

I do apologise!!!

I thought my Acer Iconia notepad screen was set to 100% by default but it isn't. It's defaulted in system settings to 125% and works well. So I'm editing this post accordingly.

Even at that %, with a finger it is hard to use the icons sometimes but I plug a mouse into my notebook when I need that amount of precision. You also need good eyesight. It also needs to be mentioned that an on-screen keyboard would make it impossible to work; I use a bluetooth keyboard.

I should also have said that I wouldn't recommend a notepad for everyday work. Something bigger is better, so a laptop of course.

It also should be said that screen resolution plays a more important part than size. I have a huge monitor but its resolution is the same as my little notepad, as mentioned above so that's the resolution I would go for if buying a new monitor.

My main PC is a  Lenovo V520* with SSD. If I were to buy a laptop, I'd go for a Lenovo** again.

Ali :)

*Lenovo Essential V520s SFF 10NM0026UK Core i5-7400 4GB 128GB SSD DVDRW Win 10 Pro

** have had Acer and Dell in the past and been very happy with them too.

Hi Maria,

I'm not able to suggest a specific laptop. It all depends what you can afford and what you want it to do. I only know what I would buy myself but that's based on my preferences and price range. I can't say what would be best for you.

Here's an article that compares the major laptop brands:

Laptop brand ratings

The same online magazine offers a choosing tool, which might help you...

Laptop finder

All the best,

Ali