I use my computer for sewing and watching lots of youtube and other things in bed. I had a Dell that was all plastic and the place where the cord connected broke and a new one was $100. I now have an HP which is metal and I like it's durability much better. It also has four ports so I can charge my ipod. I keep my dongle plugged in all the time for sewing so it leaves other ports for whatever. Hope this helps.