This is the first Chrome Device (Chromebook or Chromebox) that I've had, and it has been great for everyday chores. When it arrived, I plugged in the keyboard, mouse, and monitor,  turned on the monitor first so the computer could "see" the monitor as it booted up, and then started the computer.  Everything connected within a few seconds, and I was on the internet in just over 30 seconds.  This Chromebox has 4G of RAM and 32G of solid state storage.  4G of RAM allows good work processing and spreadsheets with LibreOffice (Linux), and allows seamless play with Angry Birds.  I'm not a gamer, so I can't comment directly on high level games - from what I've read,  you would want a faster processor, a lot more RAM, and a lot more SSD storage if gaming is your thing.  After installing several Android and Linux apps, I had 14G of free memory, so I would strongly recommend 32G of built in storage as a minimum. There is an SD card slot and a total of 6 USB ports ( 2 are USB 3.1) that could be used for additional storage for music, photos, videos, etc.  This Device has access to BOTH the Google Play Store as well as a virtual Linux operating system with access to many Linux apps, however a potential buyer needs to be aware that there are some limitations/compromises with both at the current time (I hope they will get better in the future).  Some Android apps don't work, some work poorly because they were designed for phones that use tilting as an input, some are designed for portrait mode so they look odd on a landscape screen, and some work normally. It's the same with Linux:  some Linux apps are not readily available or don't work (like Veracrypt), some need a little tweaking (lots of articles on-line), and some work great (like LibreOffice for free, off-line word processing, spreadsheets, etc) .  Even with the limitations, you still have a lot more  capability than you had with a Chrome Device 1-2 yrs ago.  Now I mostly run my Windows machine when I need to use iTunes to sync music to my iPod, run HRBlock for taxes, and do medium complex video editing. If you are thinking about a Chrome Device and want Linux, you need to check the specifications for that machine - I believe all new Chrome Devices will run Android, but some still don't run Linux - Asus Chromebox 3 does.  As usual Chromebox is sandboxed and locked down tight to avoid malware on all 3 sectors (Chrome/Android/Linux), and takes care of itself by doing updates in the background.  Google Play Store will send you a notification when it has updates to do - just click "install updates". Linux needs an occasional manual updating  by double clicking on the Linux Terminal, then typing in  sudo apt-get update  and then pressing ENTER key - easy as pie.  Conclusion: Asus Chromebox 3 is a major improvement over the typical Chrome Device of only 1-2 yrs ago, and can take care of my needs about 97% of the time. It's easily twice as fast to get to the internet as a Windows machine costing twice as much, and takes half as much time to do updates.