It has a touch screen and came with Win 8.1 which I find quite good
Wow !! Someone who actually LIKES Windows H'eight ! Take that man's name !
Reading the above it looks like the old story -ask three people and get 6 answers. My first Laptop was a Dell, did OK for about 4 years, then died, my Man Wot Does talked me into this present HP ProBook, which is OK so far, meanwhile I had also bought an ASUS PcEee 10" Notepad for easier overseas travel, it works, sort of, but is a total PITA, slowest thing I've ever come across, press a key then go and make a cup of coffee or watch the news, if you try to hurry it this only results in a message - "Not responding" and takes three times as long.
OK, I bought the cheapest version, but I can't add RAM to -hopefully - speed it up, and ASUS admit that. I'm hoping it will die soon, so that I can make another choice.
Mrs. ExS is determined to buy an iPad on our next visit to the Mighty US of A, but I can't abide touchscreen stuff, especially keyboards, so will watch her progress with interest - I may change my mind !