I do not know much about computers, so I did a lot of research - asking friends, looking up models online, etc. - and ended up buying this one, and planned to use it for university. The whole plan of taking notes on my laptop in class went down the drain when I realized how heavy this was to carry around all day, and how uncomfortable it was to have to carry it in its special little bag, because it was too big to fit into my backpack, which seemed to be what everyone else could do. For the most part, it stayed home like a desktop would, but I have not had technical problems; the machine has run...