I purchased this for my personal computer instead of buying a laptop or desktop. The price including RAM was cheaper than either at a commensurate rate, and I just had to connect to a monitor. I use this for traveling as it is small enough to easily fit in a laptop and just requires power and a monitor. I run a Debian Linux release on it, and it runs great. I have not had a problem at this time. The throughput is great, and the modular system allows me to change the parts I want independently of all the others.