If you're looking for a full-fledged computer or something to run actual applications, this is NOT the machine for you.  But if you're just looking for something simple to check e-mails, surf the web, watch movies, listen to music, etc. then you might just FALL IN LOVE with this.  Chromebooks have a different, more limited operating system than a regular laptop so you can't expect to run advanced applications.  And they don't have much internal memory so be aware of that.  But if you use this cool little machine for the purposes for which it was intended...it's WUNNERFUL.  I love mine!  I really love the fact that it only takes a few quick seconds to come on because it doesn't have all that dumb crap loaded onto it that you never even use (which is the case with virtually ALL laptops...full of junk that you would never even need OR want!).