Annbob makes sense. Too much marketing diplomacy, not enough honest reality.

The question is, "How does this computer perform in the real world," not, "How does this computer perform relative to others in its price class."

It's not a problem to have a computer that can have open a browser, email, streaming music from NPR, Adobe Annoyance, while editing a 500 MB Beethoven symphony. If it has trouble playing Killer Commando while the other things are going on, so be it -- not necessarily a drawback in the view of many potential customers.