I'm a big fan of Lenovo wo when i had to buy my son a laptop for school i immediately searched my favorite brand for products that were in my price rang (laptop 15 in screen with memory and a dvd).  I saw this one from lenovo under 350 and decided to buy it.  I also compared it to the acer aspire in the entry level but decided not to purchase due to the lack of dvd player.reason i'm giving this such low rating is because of the damn keyboard.  it's an extended keyboard but unlike my other lenovo which has one, the keys are smashed together and not set apart from the main keyboard keys.  so (an experienced typer) i find myself at an offset angle when attempting to type because the f and j key are not centered like you would expect.  another issue is the distnace between the outer edge of the laptop to the track pad to the space bar.  the outer edge of the laptop is not smooth and presses on the arms.  this is a major design flaw.my son is not a typer like myself and still pecks at the keys and he's a lefty so perhaps this won't be an issue to him like me.my humble (strong) suggestion is if you're buying this to use for an everyday laptop i' strongly consider my feedback because i see this being an uncomfortable device to work on.good luck