That's, basically, what this computer is - a laptop MOBO in an aluminum case. They just added the interface boards for the external connections. I bought the machine with a 512GB drive and 16GB RAM. I upgraded the drive to a 1TB and added 16GB for a full 32GB RAM. It has the digital license because I installed windows on the new drive from my SD Card and it logged the machine into MS for validation.The box is purely plug&play, but I dropped a star as there is absolutely no documentation, users guide, start-up guide or anything else included with the computer. When I looked on Kingdel's web site I could find no PDF's of any manuals or guides there either.  Experienced folks probably won't have a problem with getting it hooked up and running, but a novice user might want to go with a better documented computer.I plan on adding an internal 1TB secondary drive. They provide cables, but the is no mount or bracket to mount the drive. I guess I just velcro it to the case.Reliability - I don't know - I've only used it for a few weeks. If it gives me any problems in the near future, I'll update the review.