tldr: bottom line, I am disappointed in the quality of this thing for a $900 laptop. Do not get higher than the base $650 model if you want one. 1) Reviews understate the quality of the screen. It is not good. Video rendering, even using netflix, is poor resulting in heavily pixelated patches that sometimes totally obscure events on-screen when watching video. 2) GLARE. SO MUCH GLARE. In any setting that has any amount of natural light the glare is so intense that it almost renders the laptop unusable. 3) The touch screen works fine, but it is a throwaway feature on this laptop. The touchscreen lacks functionality on a laptop that is not convertible. I wish they had done away with it and put the money into a better screen. 4) The trackpad works, but it is very inefficient to use with anything but tap to click, and the sensitivity is a bit wonky. Sometimes it is overly sensitive, others I feel like I need a hammer to get the darn thing to sense my tapping-to-click. 5) WiFi connectivity kind of sucks? Loses connection a lot even at short range (on multiple routers in different settings). Now some good things: 1) Very lightweight, I like the size and formfactor. 2) Keyboard is nice. Not as "awesome" as reviews will have you think, but for a laptop this size it is good. 3) Speakers are excellent. Overall, it is frustrating to spend almost as much on this as a higher end Windows/Mac and get something that feels kind of poorly conceived and overpriced for the money.