I just bought a new Dell laptop with Windows 8, I was putting off buying one as I kept hearing all the comments of how hard it was to learn but I have not had many problem with learning it. My last desktop had Windows XP and was slow. I am very glad I bought it and I love the touch screen!!!! You can make it look like the Windows desktop you are use to if you want it is part of Windows 8 or you can download a free app that sets it up like your old computer.