It loads in an instant. Handles multiple documents, large documents and more. Programmers will love, UNIX gurus forced to use windows will like it since it is a Windows version of Vi and it free. One other unique feature is line numbers. If you write large documents it sure helps to know where you are at proofing them.
Every line is numbered.
Alas no spell checker otherwise the perfect replacement. 53 meg download but available on CD for a small fee. 20 bucks or so versus 500 and change, no contest. Other than that an excellent product. Easy to use, cash flow system that provides charts as well as pure numbers.