Not a bad laptop for the money, but it can be better. I'm a college student and it's alright for the money. The noise from the fan is really noticeable. And it doesn't take to much to mke the fan start giving it's all. The Wifi card on this is a tad slower but it also depends on your connection. What I can say it that battery life is good (6 - 8.5 hours depending on how you use it). And it does run fast, well fast enough for what most college students will need.So pros:- Fast enough for web browsing, emails, papers, and slight coding- Screen is good, nothing crazy but it gets the job done- Build quality is fairly good but I would recommend a good quality sleeve for this- Keyboard feels great and it's also backlit- It's light and thin so it's very portableCons:- Fan noise is louder than what you might expect- it does run hot but not to the point that it will burn you- Slight slowdown when it comes to more intense task (gaming, rendering photos or video, CAD)Overall it's good enough. I'm a college student so fan noise isn't a real issue since everyone in class has headphones and the fans are really only noticeable to you. It's great for writing essay papers, web browsing. Basically what most college kids need it for. But if you have a bit extra cash to spend go for something different. Unless your willing to put up with typing on a warm keyboard and hear jet engines when you have more than 5 tabs open then this isn't too bad of an option.