I've bought or built a lot of PCs over the years, usually big chunky things, but I love this tiny little fella. I've not experienced any noise or overheating. I got this one versus the slim one as I wanted to re-use an SSD I have, and it works perfectly. The connectivity is just about exactly what most folks might need, with 4 USB, 1 USB-C, 1 HDMI, 3.5mm audio, and a card reader. The best thing tho is the fast bluetooth - I now use wireless mouse and keyboard, among other things. It comes with a little adapter so you can hang it on the back of a monitor that has standard VESA holes, which makes it just disappear, along with most cables. Very happy.