It is faster than I expected it to be.  I did change to 16g RAM and a 1 TB M.2 SATA drive.  So far, it's working great for normal office/home tasks - MS365, surfing, videos, etc.  The USB and Displayport video connections do need active adapters, not just cables.  They reduced the price by $30 the day after I ordered.  Since it's not sold by Amazon, it was more trouble that it was worth to get a refund of that.  But that is not a product review, more a purchase/company review.