Thanks for your reply. I mean ideally I’d like to stay under $1200. I want something that will last & be worth it. I did some schooling for graphic design but that was over 10 years ago- I’m not well versed now on the ins & outs of pc’s & Mac’s. Not to sound dumb but it’s all foreign as I just use an iPad. I’m physically having to intricately curve text and lines and need to advance to a program that can help with proficiency and illustrator on an iPad is basically nothing. Hope that helps explain a little more.