Laptop recommendations?

My 9-10 year do Dell laptop bit the dust. I am not savvy on computer technology.

Any recommendations from others? I'm only using a few basic programs, such as Quickbooks, so I don't need much power for that. And I don't want or need a gaming computer. I just want a little more memory / storage. Mostly reliability.

My old computer ran XP, which is now gone.. 8.1 is the current operating system, but I've read lots of people hate it. 7 is still available, but will only be supported by Microsoft for a few more years.