I was super doubtful about getting a chrome book.  Would it have the power I need.  I'm a physician and needed a new light portable laptop to carry around clinic that could run our electronic health record.  This fit the bill and then some.  With an amazing 9 hour battery life this Chromebook is fast efficient and dose everything I need it to do.  Definitely the best bang for your buck.  I'm considering getting one for my husband who is a teacher to use in his classroom.  The only caveat transitioning from a full laptop to a chromebook is to realize that google drive will become essential.  There are lots of ways to use this offline as well.  All around great buy.