Like many Acer products, this thing is an incredible deal! It’s not a gaming laptop, though you can play some very light, simple games as with almost any device. As a daily driver for any other tasks, it’s a fantastic choice.The screen is far superior to anything else you’ll find in this price range as it’s not only 1080p but the viewing angles are wide and the quality of the picture is great. The backlit keyboard is possibly the only one of its kind in this price range. It’s pretty big, and because of this they even manage to fit a small numpad into the keyboard layout which is practically unheard of when it comes to notebooks. The chassis is mostly metal (aluminum?) which is durable, more likely to dent than break, and provides some function as a heat sink. The bottom is plastic, but it’s well-ventilated.Personally, I’m more of a Linux and even Mac guy myself (I bought this for my girlfriend), but don’t let any of those other reviewers scare you away. It does start in Windows S Mode but you can just turn that off - it comes with the full version of Windows 10 Home edition with Office and all the bells and whistles. The software alone is worth over $100. And of course if you’re more like me, you can always put a Linux distro on it instead if you prefer.The downsides are obvious, but they’re also not really downsides in my opinion - 4gb of RAM and 128gb of storage. The storage is NVME M.2, though, so it’s about as good as it gets aside from capacity. As far as the storage capacity and amount of memory, it’s pretty much made to be expanded. Acer even has their own videos to show you how. RAM is cheap, and the memory standard here is pretty good. Out of the box, though, you will quickly realize that the notorious resource hog known as Windows will gobble up just about all of it - if you are doing much or have more than one window open you will notice it taking a moment to respond to your actions. Again though, this is an easy and cheap upgrade to fix. With the storage, there’s an additional 2.5” SSD bay/bracket waiting for an additional drive to be added so you can keep the stock drive as your boot drive if you like and just add an extra one for storage. In my opinion, though, most people that aren’t gaming usually aren’t going to be downloading 70gb files and the 128gb drive should be enough space.All in all, this thing is a steal. If you’re looking for a notebook for serious gaming or a lot of video editing, you’re gonna have to spend at least 3x the price of this and I’d even suggest a desktop if that works for you. I doubt you’d even be looking at anything near this price if that was your intention, though. Right? So if you’re looking for a computer to use for any other purpose, and especially if you don’t mind adding in some extra RAM and maybe a 2.5” SSD if you need more space, absolutely buy this. I can’t imagine how anyone could regret it.