Your desk doesn't have to be dominated by a great grey tower and a monitor that belongs back in the early 2000s. Not according to Acer anyway. This is an all-in-one - that means everything - wires, speakers, and the like - are contained within it, so just connect up the included mouse & keyboard and go. And yes, there's more than enough power to handle all the basics - email, web browsing and so on - and plenty of storage to save your files too.