I was looking for a 17" screen and also a laptop with a dedicated video card. I couldn't afford either of those options with a new computer. I was going to have to settle for less. I wanted a dedicated video card because on the last computer that I had, also a Dell, the integrated video card went out and the only way to fix it is by replacing the motherboard, which I actually considered, but was unable to find. It was an old computer. The rest of the laptop worked fine! The laptops that I did find had reviews that were not very good. I didn't want to spend all that money on poor quality. I didn't even know these computers were out there till I saw one on eBay. This computer is loaded with everything I could want! It is heavier than most of the laptops that are out there and you wouldn't want to carry it around. I leave mine plugged in on a laptop stand so it doesn't go anywhere. When I use it to watch videos or movies I like to put the movie to the left third of the screen and then play spider solitaire on the rest of the screen. Also a 17.3 screen is soooo much easier to see! Also, this laptop was supposed to have 16 GB of RAM and actually had 32 GB installed! The video quality is really good! If I needed to buy another computer, (I hope not for a long long time) I would not hesitate to buy another one of these! Also, they had it shipped to my door in 2 days! I ordered it on Wednesday morning and was setting it up by noon on Friday!