So the quick and easy is it is extremely impressive for the thousand dollars I paid for it. At the time of this writing it is playing all my games at high frame rates. I have been building computers since 1996 and started on the original half-life. I have had many gaming rigs all built by me and a few Alienware Laptops. To have such a thin fast computer that does not suck.... It's actually amazing to me for the price. You could spend much more and get much less if you're not careful. The only things that are slightly disappointing is I think the screen is a little bit thin for the laptop case and it's flexible a little bit. Not a problem if you're careful but I could see on the go students beating it up and breaking the screen. I noticed that it does like to get hot but not so much that it stops working. I will be buying a slender laptop cooling pad. It also shows fingerprints really really easy and kind of makes it look nasty if you don't clean it often. The color of the case shows every fingerprint. All minor things that most people wouldn't worry about but it's good to read this review and know what you're getting. I can absolutely recommend this computer as of December 2019. Know that laptops are pretty hard to upgrade if not impossible with the exception of adding a little memory or a hard drive. I will probably by a more powerful one in a few years I'm pass this one down to a family member who doesn't need the power. If you buy close to the review date you will not be disappointed but six or eight months from now who knows. I got a Black Friday deal I'm under $1,000 but it was worth every penny. Absolutely absolutely recommend. My last tip is that it must be plugged in for gaming to get decent frame rates. Gaming off the battery is not recommended and you will be disappointed.