The big screen and heft of the laptop is great.  It's solid, tough, and reliable.  However, it does have some shortcomings that make it better as a 'desktop' than a laptop:1.  The wireless is not great.  It take a while to connect and sometimes just stalls until you disable/enable it or change to a different network.  LAN works great!2. The trackpad is frustrating.  I've concluded that any tension on the laptop, such as resting your hands on it while on your lap, causes the trackpad to not operate or malfunction.  Very, very frustrating.  Adding a mouse solves this problem.Based on the above 2 major issues - this is a laptop that clearly works better connected to a port/hub with LAN and a Mouse.  (and it weighs a ton)