Very happy with the speed and overall performance of this desktop. Startup is very quick due to using SSD hard-drive.I previously had a three-year-old HP laptop with an earlier generation Intel i7, but this desktop with a later generation i7 and more RAM means it blows away my old laptop when it comes to photo and video editing. It even seems to access big files on my external hard drives much faster.I also love the fact that there are so many USB ports on the front and back of this machine. Gives it a lot of versatility.If you do photo or video editing with large files, this machine is up to the task. Very pleased with the purchase.