This is perfect for a traveling writer.  It has enough horsepower and memory to do some lightweight games, like older isometric games, or board games for when the work is done.  I plugged in a 256GB MicroSD to get extra storage for kindle books and docs.  I used a 500GB SSD external drive with around a 5 GB/s transfer rate, hooked to the USB-C to store and run some Steam games from, and it seems to work fairly well.  All in all, I'm extremely happy with the computer.  The one and only complaint is no lit keyboard, but that is easily solved with a small USB powered lamp for $9, like this one I ordered."USB Reading Lamp, PIKADO Premium 14 LED, 3 Brightness Setting Touch-Switch Laptop Light with Flexible Gooseneck (Black)"For what this laptop is designed to do, you will love it, with ASUS quality!