Hey y'all, looking for some opinions and/or options. I have a general-use laptop in my HP Elitebook 840 G3 that includes an i7-6600U, 8GB of DDR4 (haven't checked if it's 1 stick or 2), and a 256GB SSD. It has a touchscreen (doesn't work too well imo), but isn't compatible with Windows Hello nor does it have a fingerprint reader. I got it as a gift about 2.5 years ago so the battery life isn't too great. Regardless, it serves me pretty well as my daily driver. I use my computer a lot, with the main uses being a ton of web surfing, video watching, and programming. I don't really use it to game since I have a desktop. It never necessarily chugs on me, but it can slow down a little bit if I really push those 8 gigs of RAM. Point being, the job gets done.
So, my dilemma is this: I have a bit of extra money to possibly use to get a new laptop. If I did, I could wipe this one and give it to my Mom. It would be a bit overkill for what she does, but she hasn't had a decent working laptop in a long while and it would give her some technological flexibility. The only issue is that I'd rather not give away this laptop unless I can get myself something that would be worth it. I'm a part-time student right now, so if I could find a 2-in-1 that was in my price range and had similar power to what I've currently got, I'd consider that a win. I'd love to be able to take notes tablet style.
With all of that in mind, that's where my question comes in: would it be possible and worth it to upgrade? If I had a price range of around 500-800 USD to make it happen, are there good options that exist?
I'd appreciate any insight. It's been something I've been thinking about a lot, but I figured instead of going crazy about it, I'd get some second opinions, haha.