My son has his drafting programs on this laptop and it runs them faster than the school computer does. His only complaint is that the computer responds so fast he’s not used to it. It’s a great help with all his other school work too. It’s light enough that he can take it to school and use it in the classroom for some of his work. He rarely takes the power cord to school, but that doesn’t seem to matter because he has plenty of battery life to get him through the day.