I was looking for a laptop with a backlit keyboard and a long battery life that is compatible with Microsoft applications.  I don't love that this laptop requires S Mode which restricts me from other applications I am interested in using.  The battery life on this is not impressive at all!  I can get a max of 4 hours out of it when I am simply browsing or taking care of some work online - no gaming or anything that would take up extra battery life.  I definitely would have made a different choice had I known what S Mode is and the low battery life.