I've had this computer for a couple weeks now. I bought it for school. It is a little on the large side to tote around in a backpack. The battery life is reasonable. No issues using the touch pad- smooth, not jumpy. I feel it was a good purchase for roughly $300.I do agree that the screen/ lid does feel a bit cheap/ weak when I lift the lid- almost like if I'm not careful I could bend or damage it.The only other less than positive thing I've noticed is that the mouse pad does not use a scroll bar. Other than that,  pretty good purchase.(My dislike for windows 8 is not a computer issue, and I'll be getting my free windows 10 upgrade any day now.)