I got this laptop to temporarily replace a desktop that died on me.  I got the 1 TB SSD disk and 16 GB of ram.  I typically don't like laptops, but since I plugged my monitor, keyboard and mouse into it, along with some external hard drives, its almost like being on my desktop again.  It didn't come with Office installed, but I got a key from the seller with instructions on how to install it.  Haven't had any problems with it.  There are some pretty cheap docking stations for this laptop, so I may invest in one of those.  It comes with 2 USB 3.0 slots on the right side, and 1 USB 2.0 slot on the left side.  There is also a combo USB 2.0/eSata port on the right, so you can use it for either one.  The SD card reader in the front is handy for when I copy pictures from my camera on to the SSD.