this is a 'get er dun' device. its not going to be able to outperform your phone or tablets, so dont compare it to a real desktop computer and your expectations wont be sundered.  For what it does and at its cost-point, this is better than the android sticks in the same chip/memory/storage performance range, AND you dont have to worry about an app not wanting to work with your hdmi correctly, or refusing to stream something because of hdmi protection.AS LONG AS you look at this as a smart phone and/or tablet level of performance then you got a nice product here. I use it for email, web browsing, watching/listening to streaming content and social media on my 42 inch TV.I would suggest you buy a powered usb hub if your wanting to use any wired devices with this. Webcams, printers, keyboards, mouse, and so on.If not you need to get a keyboard/mouse combo that work off same wireless usb receiver. Anything else you need a POWERED usb-hub.