I had this laptop for about 8 months and it’s doing wonders. I use it for engineering work and also play  games. I haven’t bothered with trying to max out video settings in games, but with the specs and turbo setting it’s definitely durable from high to max settings.It does get hot, so I would recommended buying a laptop cooler and also would recommend giving it something to sit on for better airflow if you can’t get one. I can’t say anything about the noise as I use headphones, but with turbo it WILL get loud so keep that in mind. I don’t use the internal mic or speakers, but the speakers were fine whenever I needed to use them.This laptop does amazing with multiple tabs open on chrome (and I’m talking about 10+). Battery life is about 4 -5 hrs of its not playing video games, or just doing productive tasks. I personally did coding and surfing the web and it lasted that long. On video games, don’t even use it. You’ll be bottle necked and it’ll die in less than 45min. This is just on battery tho. Always keep it plugged in if possible, or you will get bottlenecked.Has a slot for an m.2 factor SSD, and another for a 2.5 inch HDD or SSD. I personally put in a 1TB HDD and it works fine for my games and applications. Just change the default saves after you install it. **Note this might void the warranty (heavily implied in the user manual) so unless you’re okay with that, have a Acer personal help you with it.Screen has a backlight near the top of it, but I almost never notice it unless it’s a black screen and I’m looking for it.I would recommend getting this laptop, but At a lower price tag than it actually is. It’s also somewhat heavy, but what can you expect with a gaming laptop.