Woohoo! HF is a whole new world, especially if you are interested in digital modes or CW. Upgrading to General is totally worth it.
Welcome to the hobby!
I run an IC-7300 and a few kits I built. The Xiegu radios look really nice though, I'm curious to hear how it goes
it would be fine. web browser might be out of date by the time you fire it up again, but that might not be relevant for you