I bought this laptop for my 13 year old nephew. It should therefore work for the school (Office applications, Internet) and with the modern means of communication (e-mail, Skype, chat) familiarize. For this laptop is really well equipped for the money - and that will be enough for the next 3 years. The processing and the existing connections are for this price range in order. For modern 3D games, the notebook is not really suitable, but this was not the goal.