I received the device in good physical condition. The speed is fairly good as I am able to surf the internet without any glitches so far. I have used it to send and receive emails as well as type materials using the note pad. So far, I've not had an issue with the battery life and brightness. I enjoy the fact that the keyboard lights up. The only issues I've had so far was during it's initial set up to start using the device. I wasn't able to pass the security verification step for a while until I finally did. Also, the touch screen doesn't work all the time and sometimes there is a delay in some of the keypads. I don't know why.