Never had a lap top, always a desk top. It's kind of a luzury item for me. I will continue to use my PC for my primary computer, it's bigger. Just got the lap top so I can surf, Facebook, etc when I'm on the couch or take it over to my Moms and show her pics, etc. My son in law is in IT and really wanted me to get a Mac but my DH still thinks a computer is for recreational use only so I couldn't justify paying a lot of money for this. Any hints on best way to maximize my experience. I have a router. I just hope some one over at my Mom's apartment complex has a router that I can feed off of. But I can still show her pictures and anything els that's on my desktop. But she hears me talk about Faceboook a lot and how I am connecting to so many family members and she wants to be part of that. It is extremely difficult for her to come over to my house.