I already owned one of these laptops for 6 years and it was on the rocker so I decided to purchase another one. I expected it to be just as powerful and it seems that it is. The only really annoying issue I experienced was getting the internet to work properly. I had to try about a dozen fixes just to get the internet to work properly. I was afraid the hardware was out of date or malfunctioning, but it turned out to be a driver issue I think. Other than that there was an issue getting Windows to activate properly. I had to reset the laptop completely twice to get it to work. However, now that everything is set up I look forward to using this powerful machine. 4/5 for me.