I was looking for a computer with enough power to run Pro Tools MP 9 (audio/music production software) on a home/hobby level and this seems to be managing it quite well for my needs so far. (after one month I have recorded a handful of decent demos with problems relating only to my PT 9 learning curve and some initial setup issues, rather than crashes and bugs.) People who do serious music production (in a professional studio for example) use systems with upwards of 128GB RAM and something ridiculous like an 18-core processor (I know, right!?) but PT MP 9 requires a system with 4GB RAM. I had to do some research to make sure this computer would work (the list of computers that are Pro Tools compatible starts at over $1,000 and wasn't in my price range) and I haven't run into any brick walls with my recordings yet. I'm not really tech savvy by any means. And I can't really vouch that this computer will be the perfect entry-level system for a music hobbyist like myself - a million factors come to mind, like how I'm not really pushing the system to its limit with the type of music I am making. But so far, with light plug-in usage (Strike, Velvet, Eleven LE) I am not disappointed in my recording capabilities and have not run into any major latency issues with track counts around 9 or 10. (small) This review is intended for people like me who are looking for a budget-conscious system for Pro Tools. I wasn't able to find anyone who was using a system like this for Pro Tools, and any reviews I read by the masses were just "it's great for checking my email" oh really, wow, welcome to 1997. So I hope this at least confirms that it is POSSIBLE to use this system for Pro Tools (at least for the first month; I hope it holds up over the years!) *I have not actually worked with MIDI editing yet, due to my MIDI controller being outdated and hard to find support for it. *I record acoustic guitar with microphones, digital piano with aux outs, and use Strike or pre-recorded MIDI drums for percussion. *2-3 guitar tracks per song with some overlapping parts. *Generally 2 vocal tracks per song. If this is the kind of thing you're looking to use this computer for, I haven't had any problems yet. I'm quite impressed with the quality of the demos and didn't have any issues bouncing them to mp3 format with this system. Good luck, all.