PC Tower vs. All In One

We are about to retire and looking to buy a new computer. Currently have a Dell desktop. We use our pc primarily for documents, spreadsheets, internet browsing and Facebook. No gaming. So now the age-old questions:
1. Mac or PC?
2. PC Tower or All in One?
3. Which brand/model fits us best?
Thanks for your help.

Have you given consideration to a laptop? Smaller profile, portable so you can take it with you, or sit out on the porch with it and a cup of coffee. etc...
However, you already have a Dell Desktop so if you monitor is still good it would make sense to simply replace it with a new desktop.
Your requirements are not high so you really do not need to spend a lot of money.
My father and I have had a string of Dells. I recently got him a new Lenovo. It is a pretty good machine for the money. It works very well for his needs.
The HP Pavillions are good machines.
I am generally not a fan of the all in one's but they are putting out some remarkable devices these days.
If you have a television that has an HDMI input available and you computer is close to your TV you can connect your TV to your computers HDMI output. My father does this so he can watch netflix on his TV and during the last Olympics all the sports were available to stream live, he spent hours watching the sport.
So perhaps a factor to consider would be if it has an HDMI output if that is an aspect that interests you.

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Leave the printer on and unplug the power cable from the printer and wall outlet for 60 seconds.
Then reconnect the power cable to the printer and wall outlet rather than a surge protector.
This ensures the printer is receiving full power and may help this situation.
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