That will depend on the requirements and compatibility of the device. We recommend you check with the device manufacture for their compatibility with Windows 10 Home 64-bit operating system and the minimum/recommended hardware requirements (Is a Graphics card required, the processor speed and the minimum required system RAM) to run their program, then compare those requirements to this system's configuration.

This system configuration comes with 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-6100U mobile processor. This is an improvement over the 5th generation processor in graphics processing and battery life. The standard hard drive provides more capacity. A solid state hard drive is faster than a standard hard drive but is more expensive per gigabyte of storage space.

Because this is a refurbished model, we recommend you check directly with Best Buy about details concerning this specific model.

That will depend on the type of work that needs to be done. This is an entry level system meant for light use. It will be good for Microsoft Office projects, in fact, it comes with a free 1-year subscription to Microsoft Office 365. It will also be good for online browsing. It has WiFi built in. If this is the type of work the student will be doing, then yes, this would be a good choice.