It is what I was expecting it to be as advertised. I don't love the fact that it wants to freeze on me if I have too many tabs open or an extra incognito window with a video, but I'm not surprised.I bought this chromebook for writing. I like the additional organization the User Interface ads to Google Drive and I also like how apps are sorted into an area similar to a startup menu. The UI is def my favorite thing about the machine.There are also plenty of quality free apps that support what it's lacking as a standalone laptop. It definitely makes due. I would recommend it to most casual users and a few of my Google fanatic friends.