Here are the "good" and "bad" on this product...ADVANTAGES.1. DURABILITY: This is Dell's business version. So, the unit is designed for travel and all problems and abuses "on the road." To make it durable, the case is reinforced with metal around the edges..2. PERFORMANCE: With a two-core Intel I5 processor and 8 GBs of memory, the product handles and operates like a desktop unit. It speeds through spreadsheets and word processing without any noticeable problems. Although an I7 is faster by all speed measurements, this is irrelevant according to a CPU study. In the real world of word processing, spreadsheet, and video usage, the I5 is only slower by 6%. A user will not notice this decrease. So, save your money and buy the I5..3. FLEXIBILITY: The product has three USB 3.0 ports, ethernet connection, ports for various types of external monitors, optical disk drive, and other features..4. DESIGN: Access to components is very easy, especially the hard drive. Unscrew two fasteners and the HD pops out. You do not need to take out the entire bottom section of the case...DISADVANTAGES.1. HEAVY: It is heavy..2. EXPENSIVE: I have seen this unit priced as high as $1,000. Fortunately, I bought a new one for $225 on eBay..3. SUPPORT: You can only email questions to the firm's tech department. Getting quick answers or talking to a live person is impossible. If it chooses to ignore your messages or not reply, nothing can be done..4. WARRANTY: Warranty is determined by day of manufacture. If your laptop sat on the shelf for over a year and you purchased it, warranty has expired. Mine was manufacturer in 2015. For this reason, this benefit was worthless..5. DEFECTS: Among my eight Dell laptops that were purchased in the last 12 months, four had a defect. One refuses to install Windows 7 Ultimate. Another had a faulty memory chip - some programs will not work because they will not write to memory. On this purchase and another, the HDMI port does not work. Luckily, the VGA is OK. So, I am able to connect a large monitor to the computer..6. QUALITY: According to users and businesses, the Dell Latitude E series has "gone down hill" in quality. The hard drives and motherboards became defective at a higher rate than the past..The alternatives are not any better. According studies and user reports, all other laptop makers are below Dell in reliability and durability. These include HP, Lenova, Asus, and Toshiba.