Wanted to get a new machine up and running before my old XP machine bit the dust. It is up and running and my XP still hasn't bitten the dust, but its days are numbered. Anyway..... computer came in a small box with one small sheet of directions. The shipping box isn't that great and it had shifted in the box so what small amount of padding there was didn't really protect the computer. Arrived OK, but it could have been damaged if it was mishandled by delivery. The front panel is a little wonky as far as it being off-track, but it's OK. Also, wi-fi dongle doesn't work with my modem. Doesn't matter to me as I just plugged it in to my modem, but it may be an issue to someone else who would just assume it would work. It did wi-fi up with my printer which was great as I already have it plugged into my other computer. The machine fired right up with no problems. It's quiet (real quiet), has a small footprint, and is fast and its specs match up. It also really is clear of bloatware so it fires up quickly. One other thing, it does not have an HDMI input, so your monitor has to be old-schooled. For me, the computer is great. All the issues that I mentioned that might give someone else pause, aren't big issues for me. I feel like I got my money's worth and am happy. I gave it 4 stars as the wi-fi didn't work (at least with the modem), and some of the other minor issues I mentioned, but if you're pretty easy going on some stuff like me, I think you'd be happy.