Traditionally as a family we have, with good success, purchased refurbished computers. After buying my wife a new computer 4 years ago that ran no faster than her old one, I decided to go back to refurbs. This HP is quite fast (about 8 times faster than the one it replaced) and only needed two things to make it perfect. A locking screw was omitted from the front panel where the removable side/top was inserted; this allowed the middle of the front panel to push out of alignment. Fixes, one small screw and a video card with a HDMI output to connect to an existing monitor. I recommend both this computer and  SKYTECH USA LLC that marketed it. p.s. Our particular computer's processor runs at 3.6Ghz.