Bought this for my wife that was constantly having to do Windows Updates. This does get updates, they are just not as noticable as a Windows Update since they have a smaller OS and Chrome to update. She wanted to give it 4 and a half stars because she is not use to it yet. She does like it though and thanks me all the time. She is not a heavy user yet, but she mostly uses it to play Spider Solitare, check her gmail, edit an occasional Google Docs or Spreadsheet. Look up stuff for her brother. This fits the bill rather nice for that. I have been using one of the first Samsung Chromebooks for over a year now. The new one appears faster and if it is like mine, that will not change. I use mine for a little picture editing, No, I am not a professional, but there are programs in the Webstore that does a pretty good job these days. For those wanting to use MS Office, I have an Outlook Account and use One Drive if I have to open a MS Word file or Excel Spreadsheet that Google can't open. I do have to admit, if I am working on a Document, I prefer Google Docs to MS Office Online and that is probably just me. They are both changing for the better fast. No, you will probably not use this machine for CAD drawings. It is nice to open it, and be logged in within about 9 seconds from boot up. That battery seems to work well. Probably several good hours of use and it depends on what you are doing. It is not a gaming machine although you can play some nice games on it. It's sound quality is good enough to pass the time, I also have an 808 Canz speaker if I need it loud. Yes I would recommend this to friends and family. There appears to be no maintenance as it is all handled through the OS. You open it, login, and start computing. No defrag, virus scan on startup, still boots and is ready to type in 9 seconds. I hate having to work on my Windows computers at work anymore. I am not a patient man. This just works. And yes there is a learning curve on what you can and can't do. Read the onboard help to find out software substitutes.