If you buy this computer with 512 SSD and 12GB of memory you get a fast and quiet machine that is great for things like spreadsheets, software development, and some scientific computing.  Having 512 SSD and cloud storage from Google and Microsoft is all the storage I need.  After 25yrs of listening to a hard-drive chattering away, I just love this machine and it's a steal for under $500. I have it hooked up to three monitors using the two HDMI inputs and a third VGA port.As others have said, it's not a gaming machine -- unless you want to install your own graphics card and deal with cooling issues.  For my needs, the Acer machine is perfect.