Purchased this Dell Latitude E7470 to replace an older Dell Inspiron that I gave to my youngest son. I run Linux Mint Mate' on all my computers, using the Wine compatibility layer to run a couple of Windows programs I use. Mint comes with everything anyone typically wants or needs, plus it's far easier to work with and more secure by design than Windows ever has been, and I go all the way back to the days of MS-DOS and the first iterations of Windows that became available.I know this machine is sold as 'refurbished', but I see no evidence whatsoever of the laptop I received ever being used. To me it's as 'new' as any new PC I've ever purchased! When it arrived it was 'exactly' as advertised and so much better than I expected that it took a while to overcome my amazement and set it up.Normally I format the hard drive and replace Windows with the latest version of Linux Mint, which is what I intended to do with this Dell as well. After checking the specs on the machine I found it came with a 512GB SSD and a fully legal installation of Windows 10 waiting to be activated. So I figured what the heck - leave Windows in place for the occasional Windows program I run and install Linux Mint 19.3 alongside it in its own partition. That way I can 'dual-boot' these two operating systems and get the most out of each one. Took a while to set things up, but this *new* Dell is now a dual-boot machine with either Mint or Windows selectable at the boot start menu.I couldn't be happier with this purchase. When it comes to maximizing 'bang-for-your-buck' I haven't seen anything that'll beat this PC no matter how you figure it!