This laptop is fantastic over the last version. Great thermals. THE SETTING TO KEEP THE KEYBOARD BACKLIGHT ON IS IN PREDATOR SENSE. The screen is bright. The keyboard feels a little funky but you get used to it. F2 gets you into the bios... WHICH you will need to update to the latest version right out of the box. You can find it on the acer website. The fans are loud but nothing too bad. When basic browsing this laptop is really cool. No warmth at all.I wish they would have had a 17.3 inch screen version... but that's fine. The internet speed is fast.It does come with a decent chunk of bloatware which... they probably get paid to put on there... so no gripe there.Touchpad to me is really nice.One complaint I have is this thing is a fingerprint magnet... and adding an SSD is no longer considered a self serviceable procedure... which is ... lame. The 256gb ssd is smaller than preferred but speedy.I would have preferred to keep the secondary NVMe m.2 drive and COMPLETELY DELETE the sata SSD drive in exchange for a larger battery...I picked it up for $999 on prime day. Best deal for the money for a laptop. Power to performance ratio. I don't regret it and you wont either.