I had been using a Raspberry Pi, but it didn't have drivers for some media servers (greatcourses.org). Switched to this to get (ughh) Microsoft OS. 1) It didn't have any bloat-ware on it. 2) More than fast enough for media server 3) case and connectors are sturdy 4) fan is slightly louder than the Pi when full on and surges even under no load but our couch is about 8 feet back from the TV and you don't hear it at that distance.  Has been constantly on since purchase without a glitch.