If you buy cheaply enough it becomes a throwaway item. The compromise is between build quality and price; in other words you get what you pay for but sometimes you get better than waht you pay for. Your needs are as basic as a computer owner gets so your Advent will do what you want it to. Check and compare the Dell website for their cheapest laptop, it will do everything you want it to, and you know they'll still be around next month. Prolly a better chance of some resale value too. I've had six Dells, only one problem, the tech was out in two days and replaced the motherboard no questions asked.