I owned a Chromebook for many years, but outside of web-surfing and YouTube It really didn't do much. Games and office programs loaded so slow. Even typing a word document seemed to tax the small laptops resources. When videos started to stutter I decided it was time for an upgrade and I am glad I did.Online recommendations pointed me to this or the HP 14 slim as being great windows alternatives for those on a Chromebook budget.Pros:Ryzen: The 3200u ryzen processor is amazing not only do laptops using this processor come at a steep discount to the Intel laptops but in many benchmarks and applications (games) they perform much better. With a memory upgrade many games will run with respectable frame rates at low settings. I am still surprised the games that will run on this laptop like GTA 5.Display and sound: The HD IPS screen display is nice with a 1920 x 1080 screen, The one negative I have seen on it is sound quality but its a big step up from my old Chromebook. I can actually hear this device from across the room when watching a video and the sound has more depth than my previous device.Price: This was in same price range as some Chromebooks with less storage and a lower quality screen. Its an amazing deal.Cons:Memory/storage: This device only has 4 gigs of ram. I have heard that windows 10 on a ryzen system using the APU monopolizes most of that memory. Plan on purchasing an extra stick of 4 gig at least. You will get a 30-40% improvement in performance using ram in duel channel. The 128 gig solid state drive seems a bit underwhelming as well. Most budget laptops have these. There is room to upgrade though.Build quality: There are good things about this build (screen/processor/keyboard/metal top cover) but there was some cost cutting as well. The top of the laptop is covered with metal while the bottom has cheap plastic with a bit of flex to it. The hard drive cable included inside is flimsy and the battery connector cable looks dodgy as well. The open hard drive bay had a laughably cheap plastic hard drive tray that looks like a re purposed zip lock bag. I am not sure of the long term durability of this laptop. I think it should be fine around the house or at work. Because of the build quality I am not sure if this is something that would survive daily commutes to school in a book bag.