I bought this laptop to upgrade from my older Toshiba Satellite, which was a core I5 5th generation machine.  I decided I wanted a core I5 10th generation with at least 8 GB RAM, around 500.  There are very few laptops that fit this description on amazon.  This laptop, despite being slightly above $500, is well worth it.  I can definitely tell the difference between 10th and 5th gen processor, this machine boots up very quickly and is just faster in general.  I have no complaint about noise. The backlit keyboard and fingerprint readers are nice features, but speed is the most important quality in a computer and this machine fits my needs.  The only complaint I have is that it lacks an SD card reader,  so I am going to have to buy one as an attachment.update: 8/2024: The hinge broke on this laptop after less than 4 years of use.  That's never happened before.  I had to buy a new laptop.  Was hoping to get 5 years of use but that didn't happen.  I reduced the rating by a star for that.