Hi!
Good news is that you should be able to find a deal in your price range or close now with Black Friday coming up.
I agree to go with Adobe's recommended list if you can swing it cash wise. For a little more now you will get that back in your time and stress with not dealing with performance issues and waiting for functions to process. You will feel better everyday about your purchase when you can work smoothly. My personal preference is to save up and get what you need to work adequately.
If you can’t stretch your budget, or you need a new computer now, you can save money by not getting a larger hard drive and supplementing it with an external drive later to expand storage. If you are more tech savvy, you can usually upgrade the internal harddrive yourself later as well and save money upfront.
You could get 8gb of memory vs 16gb and rely on your harddrive for scratch disk to help as well. This will require you to manage the space on your harddrive to make sure you have adequate space for adobe to use it as scratch disk. But it’s more frequently not an option to add more memory later and not ideal long term as you will fill up sotrage and programs always require more memory in the future.
Additionally, there is always the option to buy a refurbished laptop from a reputable and authorized seller. You will need to make sure to read the fine print on condition and warranty as these are usually different than a new computer, but the prices can be much lower to fit a budget. Or you can buy a used computer if you are knowledgeable in identifying wear and tear and condition on your own.
Not sure if you have any other requirements for your machine. Ports needed, sd card slot, etc.:
Hope that helps give options! Happy to try to answer other more specific questions! New computer day is the best! Good luck on your search!
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