Bought this Chromebook for my wife for Christmas because she unfortunately killed our laptop by clicking on links on Facebook and picked up one of those ransom viruses. Was told that due to lack of hard drive and internal memory this should keep the virus' away while she clicks around. Fingers crossed. Also, she loves the textured feel the cover has and how quickly the machine boots up and get her online. I also like the silver color. I would definitely recommend this to others as an alternative to a much more expensive and bulkier computer/laptop..