has no extra unneeded bells and whistles so it was really affordable especially for the hier tier processor thats in it. i have no problems running the software i need on it. had it for a little over a year now and still using it. the battery life is abyssmal like only 4 hours long, however anytime i use it i can plug it in so that doesnt bother me per say. for the price i paid for it thats absolutely acceptable.