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    This is a productivity laptop not for gaming!This laptop looks and feels premium!The lid is aluminum and the body is polycarbonate. The frame is very study with little to no flex.Upgrade the RAM!Get at least a second 4gb stick of RAM to benefit from duel channel bandwidth.This translated into about 2x the fps in gaming.Although this is a productivity, you can run games surprisingly well on it!I was able to get 60fps on many different games, gta5 will see 35-45fps on low settings, killing floor 2 saw 50-60fps on low settings, paladins saw a pretty consistent 60fps 1080p low / medium settings, Warframe saw 40-50fps with the right combination of gfx settings.I edited and rendered this video using this machine and it was a great experience.The IPS display looks great but could stand to get a little brighter. Using it indoors should be fine and at night I find it to be plenty bright and end up lowering the brightness.The backlight keyboard looks fantastic, no brightness settings so they can be toggled on or off.The keyboard feels great, makes you want to type things for no reason.The track pad is large and feels pretty nice, not as nice as a MacBook but pretty darn good. The track pad can be toggled on and off.You get enough USB ports, 2x USB 2 and one USB 3.1. I transferred files from a SSD through the USB 3.1 port and hit rates over 500MB/s which made me happy. Transferring large video files from my camera is virtually instantaneous.I'm happy they put in USB port on the right side which I use for my wireless mouse. I've had issues with my MacBook connecting with my worked mouse because there is no USB port on the right side and the aluminum body often times interfered with the connection to the mouse.The speakers get loud enough for me but don't expect to be blown away by them - it is after a laptop and generally I have my headphones on anyhow..I upgraded the ram to 16gb and added a 1tb SSD and was out the door for $450.You really can't get a laptop specked like that for $450 - totally happy with this product.This is definitely the best $300 laptop right now, get the acer, not Asus, not Lenovo.. The acer has a better screen and better upgradability.