I bought an Asus Chromebox originally. It died about 8 months in. Was disappointed with Asus repair service as the old problem cropped up again.Rather than struggle with Asus again, I ordered is Acer. This will be the fourth Acer I purchased over the years. I want the Chromebox because I wanted to keep my widescreen monitor that was left over after my PC finally died. I wanted to get away from Microsoft anyway because I no longer need those fancy office suite products. Since I retired I really just need an Internet appliance. This and my other Chromebook fit the bill.