I got this laptop for my sister to use for school work. For that use case, it's perfectly fine. It'll run Firefox and MS Office without any issues, and the SSD keeps things feeling fast. The screen isn't the best if you're planning to use this as a media machine for photos/video/games. The dual-core i3 starts to struggle a bit on more intensive tasks like heavy photo/video/audio production, but this laptop isn't meant for that kind of work. For basic home office and student work, this thing is perfectly fine for the price. It's well-built, the screen is large enough to do work comfortably for long periods, the backlit keyboard and trackpad are good, and the overall design makes it look more expensive than it actually costs. There are plenty of USB ports, a microSD slot, and an HDMI port. The only thing I would've liked is a slightly better screen and an extra RAM slot for dual-channel memory.