I see most people buying Ryzen version. However, unless you have bought Ryzen version at discount during the prime day i3 version cost extra $40 (13%) but offers much better value:1. If you ever upgrade RAM to 8 GB, the graphics will lock out dedicated 2 GB and you will have 6 GB system, not adjustable. Not the case with i3 which only grabs whats needed (under half gig most of the time)2. Battery lasts shorter with bigger capacity supplied. Ryzen has longer battery -7h, and i3 - 11h.3. i3 is faster in benchmarks.4. Extra ports.Please note laptopd does not take standard m.2 SATA or MNVE drives. It does support HW encryption on the 2.5" SATA but due to the bug in Bios you cant set au the password (use hdparm on Linux and set both, user and admin passwords)Overall laptop is a good value. Vibrant matte screen, LG panel. Nice keyboard. Perfect for a student, day to day tasks, can have extra drive installed, up to 32 GB RAM for Ryzen (20 GB for i3). Loved the fact sata cable and screws were included. Should last through college.