I was a little scared about getting this due to a few reviews I had seen before I purchased. I thought I would give it a try anyways and I am glad that I did. It started up within less than 10 minutes. I had no problem connecting to WiFi. I love that backlight which you can dim or brighten. There are many things that I like about this laptop and I would recommend others if you are looking for something that you can write with, this is a pretty good device to do so.