I was searching for the best-of technology from a few years ago to save on cost. The plan is to use this for video editing. I compared the CPU to the PassMark ratings, it was rated very high, checked the amount of memory, etc. It also has a 2T HD drive which is old (2010), but it clearly works OK.I installed a 1T SSD drive as the main drive and now the machine blazes.In terms of condition and so forth, the outside case was just fine, internally, it was clean -- no doubt part of the refurb process...So, in my opinion, given the new SSD drive and the condition of the rest of the machine, I expect to get several years of service from this machine..One other thing, it was made by HP for the business environment, as such, the case, the internals and so forth are sturdier than some of the stuff they are making now...I highly recommend this company.