That really will depend on the APPs you will need to use. The Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15 laptop is a mid-level, moderate use configuration, with its 10th. Generation Intel Core i3-1005G1 processor. This Dual-Core/Four-Thread processor has a base speed of 1.2GHz and a boost speed of up to 3.4GHz. This configuration has 8GB of DDR4-2666MHz RAM and a 256GB solid state hard drive. It is good with Microsoft Office type programs, internet browsing and other moderate work. This model ships with Windows 10 S-Mode Operating System. Windows 10 S-Mode provides added security by only allowing APPs available ( and therefore certified by Microsoft) at the Microsoft Store. If you don't need the added security or you need to install APPs not available at the Microsoft Store, you can switch to standard Windows 10 Home 64-bit Operating System, at no additional cost. We recommend you check with the specific software publisher's web sites of the APPs you will need to use, for their compatibility with Windows 10 S-Mode 64-bit operating system and the minimum/recommended hardware requirements (Is a Graphics card required, the processor speed and the minimum required system RAM and the minimum available hard drive space) to run their program, then compare those requirements to this system's configuration.