The question is whether to change the laptop Lenovo Y580?

Question

Iron

There is a laptop that is about 7 years old Lenovo Y580 is based on a dual-core processor of the third generation Intel Core i5 3210M 2.5 GHz (in Turbo Boost mode 3.1 GHz) and equipped with a GeForce GTX 660M discrete graphics card, 6GB of RAM, put a 128GB SSD into it time well and hard in it somewhere on 1TB.
Soon I want to assemble a system unit for myself, because the days of study have passed and I can afford it))
And here the most important thing is that my wife asks her to change her ancient laptop .... I’m ready to allocate 50k for this business ... And after looking at the market, well, there is Acer Swift 3, etc. ... But it feels like it’s obviously weaker in terms of hardware mine and yes, I understand that this is an ultrabook (I also looked at laptops and didn’t see anything for 50k to directly impress) ... mobility is unprincipled for my wife, there is an idea to upgrade the laptop and give it to my wife or still buy her a new one and this one is for sale, but it seems to me that I will lose money. I don’t really rummage in hardware, tell me if it makes sense to change the laptop? Wife needs a laptop for Photoshop and surfing ... If it's not difficult, tell me the options within 50k

Answer 1

Increase the memory to 8G, replace the SSD with 240 or 480G, and give it to your wife.
For comfortable work in Photoshop, add a monitor.

Answer 2

If mobility is not important for your wife, then it is better to assemble a system unit for her.
Ryzen 5 1600, 16Gb RAM, GTX 1050ti + mother + PSU + 480Gb SSD. Keep within 37-40k. For the rest, buy an average monitor (it will obviously be more convenient for my wife to work on a large screen than on a 15`6 laptop screen).
As a result, there will be a good configuration for Photoshop.
If we consider laptops in our stores within 50k, then this is such nonsense. 4GB of RAM ..... 128Gb SSD and this is in 2019 for 50 thousand.