This laptop is fundamentally fine, powerful and lightweight.  It has these drawbacks that prevent me from giving it 5 stars:* It is VERY VERY LOUD.  The fan turned on immediately, stays on almost constantly, and it is not subtle.* The touchpad buttons are not visually demarcated from the touchpad itself, you just press down the bottom corners of the touchpad to effect a mouse click.  However, since those areas are also active touchpad areas, it may be hard to click precisely where you want.  In addition it feels a bit cheap.* The laptop is no wider than the keyboard itself, and the keyboard has a full number pad.  This means that your hands, if you touch-type, are offset to the left of the laptop rather than centered in front of the screen, which is minor but slightly annoying.