i looove my new laptop it is nice and smooth and it is actually faster then my desk top pc. the size is pretty nice and had a free win 10 upgrade available. It is a textured plastic which i like the ports are nice and snug so no loose items. the battery life is not so good so be sure u have a back up battery or power source. Mine lasts about 3-4 hours and then dies. I use mine for work so its actively on with multi things running at the same time. The set up was simple and i love the look of it all. However i have issues with some of the apps and dl apps from the store but this is a common issue with 8.1 apps happends on my win 8.1  pc as well