Got this recently as a Christmas present because I wanted a little more power than the P4 w/ 512mb DDR and I'm far too broke right now to build my own(which is why I'll take anything I can get). This machine comes with the E2180 proc, 2gb memory, and a 250 gb HD. I noticed zero problems when installing both Zenwalk and Zenwalk Gnome(5.2 for both). Brasero burns a 2.2 gb dvd in about 3 minutes. DeVeDe encoded this dvd in just short of an hour. Overall, I think Zenwalk(in any desktop environment) pairs incredibly well with this system.