I finally got totally fed up with pc's...I've had quite a few and after a while they run slow, get bugs, are too expensive to fix, get bugs, run slow --- you get the idea. Thought I'd try out this chromebox. What a difference. Comes on almost immediately, no hassles, no bugs. I should say I only use it for email and surfing the web. I occasionally use a spreadsheet and word processor, which I do on google. Not as good as Word or Excel, but certainly usable.  And, it's so small it fits anywhere on my desk. One problem: about once every ten times I start it I have to unplug and replug the keyboard. I can live with that. For the price I think it's a great deal.