If I were to but a new laptop I'd get a Framework. Personally I prefer desktop towers as they're the most economical, durable and reliable, generally speaking.
But I've had so much luck with old computers people have been throwing away. My desktop is 11 years old and I found it in the trash. I've got several computers even older than it running. And they all do Zoom and everything else just fine. As I write this, someone else here in the family is using a Surface 3 with an Atom processor and only 2GB of RAM and 64GB of SSD space for a Zoom meeting and it's working perfectly fine.
If you have an old computer,
- Take it apart and clean the dust out of it. Don't forget thermal paste and/or pads if you have to remove a heatsink or heatpipe.
- Stick in an SSD. Name brands only. Try to size it for double the space you'll need (Windows and an app or two can fit on 60GB, so at least 120GB if you can. Or get one with DRAM cache if you're going to fill it. Usually you can keep your hard drive as a second drive. If you have a laptop and don't use the DVD/CD drive you can replace it with a hard disk caddy.
- Up the RAM. 4GB is ok, but go 8GB if you can. Make sure you get compatible RAM. Don't mix and match brands, use the same in all slots
- Update, update, update.
- Keep your Windows clean. Avoid unnecessary apps. Free malware protection, other than from Microsoft (or Apple), is useless.