It's not top of the range but will run an OS fine (i3 6GB ram.) -- my other laptop is an I5 with 8GB ram. I have 2 laptops now. One I run Windows 7 and have around 4 VCS running on to view forums etc. My new one will be used for some type of linux distro (persuade me.)
I have a PC too, but that's for my work etc I may in the future buy an i7, but none float my boat apart from samsung, and my last one fried and wouldn't charge or turn on and smell like burning metal/plastic/rubber? I do like their sleak thin look. I will never get a mac, they're shit and over priced and only fan boys like 'em. I never buy laptops that don't have chicklet keyboards, I prefer silver laptops too, but my new one is black as I will be signing it and doing the biggest cyber crime in history and give it away
I go through around 1-2 latpops a year, my old one I am selling I have had around 2 months, but it was a shitty 11.3" one for on the go. Useless