I have only had the item for 5 months almost to the day and it seems the hard drive crashed.  I am not able to get it to run and the fan blows so hard that it sounds like it is going to take off or explode.  I know that sometimes you get a lemon, but I am not able to get any response from the seller or Amazon on getting a replacement or some kind of partial refund.  I would not purchase this item.