I was a little leery of purchasing a computer this old. B ut once I fired it up, it ran seamlessly and I forgot I was using a 10+ year old device. Some of the firmware and updates can be a little tricky... but nothing that a little patience and research to find compatible software won't fix. FY$I the highest operating system you can run is Mac high Sierra 10.3 I don't know if that meets your needs. Also the disk drive is a useful feature, for watching dvds etc. This thing is a dinosaur but worth every penny. You probably won't find a cheaper Mac that still runs out there hope this helps