Wanted to replace an old tower with something smaller. Looked at a bunch of options and decided to try this system. For storage, I purchased an external USB hard drive. After a couple weeks of testing, this PC is working great as a media server. Sits quietly on a shelf and no annoying LEDs. For network connection, I am using the built-in Wi-Fi and it loads fast enough. I may eventually run an Ethernet wire to get faster loads speeds.