A computer is like an extension of a person’s hand. We spend hours a day on them and are accustom to having them perform fast, with the features we want.  For me it was the glide pad that was important. Newer computers no longer have two buttons at the bottom of the glide pad. I need those two buttons or I’m constantly hitting the wrong thing. So in searching for a computer this is what I looked for first. This computer is a few years old, but performs flawlessly. The memory, hard drive and processor were also a factor and this was a great price.