It has the intel 4th gen i3 and only 4 gb of ram, but I don't think it will make much difference for me. I did want to try the touch screen. I'll either use it a bunch, or rarely even touch the screen, I'm not sure yet. It also has the DVD RW drive which I think I'll use at least for watching. I also think my wife likes that it was closer to 300 than 400 dollars, and I was able to get it online before they sold out, so no waiting in stores.