Bought this for my wife to use for school.  Was expecting "okay" performance but this thing actually has pretty exceptional performance.  Laptop is very responsive and will do your basic "school stuff" with ease.  I've not tried doing any gaming, but given the specs I would not expect much from it.The lighted keyboard is really nice although a bit low quality.  My work laptop has a backlight keyboard and its hands down better.  However if you did not know the difference I think you would be super happy with it.Battery life is really really good.  My wife is getting a good 6-8 hours of usage off one charge with the keyboard light on which I think is really good.100% would recommend to anyone needing a PC for school or office work.