Mostly just doing more recording work with it and the application I'm developing for work needs more processing power to run well when I'm working out of the house.
It fails the "if it's not a hell yes, it's a hell no" heuristic by a hair.
Discussion
Hmmmm...
Can you upgrade the CPU? Which socket does the MB have?
The laptop I have doesn't have an upgradeable CPU or RAM, according to the manufacturer 😐
In light of this new info (I hate when manufacturers do that 😤), then I would say a new one might be warranted. Take your time and make a list of needs and wants then see if something second hand would meet them.