I bought this computer in October 2015. I was looking to purchase a laptop for a few specific reasons - I needed something with which I could travel, a computer with decent battery life and computing power and the ability to run relatively demanding trading/charting software. I looked at a wide array of laptops, but decided I did not wish to spend over $500. When I started looking, I only had a few weeks to make my decision because a trip was coming up and I needed to have something with me while I traveled - I have a desktop at home and a Chromebook, both of which have gotten me by to this point, but I needed an actual PC to use the specific programs I intended to run.When I began to break everything down, I was looking at Acer and Lenovo laptops. I know Lenovo is popular for ThinkPads and I began to look for some but did not see very many in my price range that had good reviews (it seems they have gone downhill in the past few years). Ultimately, I chose this computer due to the RAM and it meeting my other needs.First Look: The 15.6" screen is A LOT bigger than I expected. I have an 11" Chromebook and I use two 24" monitors for the desktop, so I have a large variation of since in my home. I thought this size computer would be perfect, but it almost looks like a 17" screen, it's just that big. If I were to do it again, I would probably look for nothing bigger than a 14". I purchased an Amazon Basics laptop backpack as well, which was supposed to be able to fit up to 17" screens and this computer barely fits. The screen size ended up being fine, especially as I noticed when I was trading - it provided a lot more area to view what was going on and with the upgrade to Windows 10, being able to move and flex window sizes was also helpful.CONS: The keyboard is pretty cheap feeling. It flexes when you push down on keys and just feels cheaply built. Having a full number pad on the keyboard is a bit much and just takes of space I wish it didn't. The worse thing on this computer is easily the off-center mouse pad - it is aligned to the left side of the keyboard (I'm guessing because of the number pad). It is overwhelmingly annoying. I simply want it to be in the middle of the computer because that's where it makes sense to be (to me) and it isn't. I did not think it would bother me that much, but it does. I bought a mouse to attach to the computer and that works fine, but when I'm lounging around the house and need a PC I use this computer and it can be an annoyance.Overall, I believe the computer was worth the purchase. There are a lot of programs on the computer I have no use for and wish it did not come with them, but I'll eventually get to removing them. If you can get over the left-aligned mouse pad, the screen size and the cheap keyboard feel, the computer will work well for you.