I am just in awe of how strong this i3 is. From browsing to Photoshop to Flash Professional it just blazes. Might be a little slower opening a database in Access but once open performs just fine. The only thing I've found so far that really bogs it down is Adobe Bridge. Tends to lock up and get laggy.
I am using Throttlestop so my i3 is maxxed to 1.5 ghz at all times, but still, it's plenty quick for probably 90% of users. Of course the SSD size may be problematic for some. But after offloading the recovery partition, disabling hibernate and clearing out the Windows/Software Distribution/Download folder, I still have 23gb unused space even with full Office, Photoshop 2014, Flash Professional, Sharepoint Designer and Chrome installed. I also have about 5 gb worth of pure data stored.
I am using my sdcard for storing all photos, videos and downloads.
Unless I was doing some serious gaming, video editing or 3D rendering, the i3 should be fine.