I had been looking at a variety of Chromebooks, both Intel-based and ARM-based, and managed to stall long enough that this was on Amazon for $229. Done.It's a Chromebook, so the more you embrace The Dark Side of Google, the happier you'll be. I'm using Gmail (including Contacts), Google Calender, and whatever Google Docs is called this week, so when you log in with a Gmail ID, a lot of stuff happens automagically. Note that I switched from an iPhone to an Android Nexus 6 about three weeks after getting my Chromebook, and the same stuff happened automagically on my phone.I would have ordered it with 4Gb of memory and a 32Gb SSD if those were options, but they weren't, and that hasn't been an issue yet. I expect to install Ubuntu Linux as dual-boot on the small SSD, and that looks easy. Mostly, I wish it came in white - silver is ok, but somewhat weird with the faux leather finish.I should imagine that current Google Docs is about 85 percent of current Microsoft Office - Docs is much more capable than a year or two ago - and I'm recharging about every 10-11 hours, which is better than what I've seen in reviews, although I'm not watching video 24-7. I love that. The battery life comes with a weight penalty compared to the previous generation Samsung, but it's still in the same weight class as my 3-cell 10-inch Acer netbook, so not a problem for me.All in all, highly recommended!