I was a little concerned about some of the negative reviews but realized that most bought from a different vender. I decided that since I wanted a budgeted Christmas I would go this route since the overall was good. I couldn't have been happier on its arrival. SkyTech sent a unit that looked like new with the advertised 8g RAM and Windows Pro. It registered in minutes and was good to go. So thanks to both the vender and those unhappy people that named their vender. I would point out from experience if you choose alternate venders their is an option to look at their satisfaction rates as well as the initial vender on the product. This one was really good overall and I now have a good unit for my purposes at an excellent price. I alo note that the traditional hard drive suits me best as I tend to use a lot of storage creating graphics that is saved only till a final image is done...then excess erased. Solid  state may be cooler operating but much like my experience with flash drives don't seem to hold u as well to erasing and/or overwriting. Best to all. UPDATE The fan motor is intermittent and the back cover fell off one day. While the exterior is pristine the interior not so much. Nasty. The back cover appeared to have been forced in place instead of working the lock switch that is right there in sight. Since I already passed my old one along and I don't want to go meout I guess I'll have to buy a new fan and fix the cover somehow. I am reducing my stars to two as it's high for a project but still knowing the rest is good leaves some value. Had this not been caused by shoddy workmanship I would return and wait perhaps but not sure of time away and I'd have to remove all my personal files. Really kind of disappointed because such care was took where it showed I expected it inside too. I hope you can work on one yourself or have a computer person. I'm laid up waiting on a new knee and it should be extra fun trying to get someone to bring stuff from my shop to my chair where I'm mostly living till the surgery