Edit: It does seem to be a defect in the particular Chromebook I bought. Lightly resting my finger on the spacebar also yielded an input, which convinced me it really was just this particular one. Will be returning this one and buying another one to replace it. Check your keys before you throw away the box I guess!Edit2: Have received what was listed as a new Chromebook. Did not come with shrink wrap over the screen as my last one did, and that one was listed as an Amazon Warehouse Deal refurbished one. The space bar is fine on the new one, but I have run into a new problem. There is slight play in the touchpad. When I say play I mean if you rest your finger on the touchpad then lightly press down, let go, press, let go, repeat, it will produce a light clicking sound as there seems to be a small space between the surface of the touchpad and whatever lies beneath it. I'm not sure if this is return worthy, but I'll definitely be considering trying a third time and hopefully getting that perfect one, quality control might be a little iffy on these Chromebooks it seems. If I could take the spacebar of the second Chrombook and the touchpad of the first one, we'd be in business, but how it is now, they both have crippling defects. I'll be uploading a video showing both of these defects shortly.Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULwuYqH2720 Here you can see the space bar of the right Chromebook will input spaces without fully depressing the key. The left Chromebook's touchpad will produce a slight clicky noise even when not fully depressed and if you keep an eye on the bottom left corner you will see that it moves quite a bit. Comparing it back to the Chromebook on the right, its touchpad produces absolutely no noise and has almost no movement when lightly pressed.I am writing this just as a precaution to potential buyers. I just encountered a slight hardware "quirk" where you CANNOT use this on an uneven surface. This ranges from a lumpy bed to a table with a few papers on it. The bottom of the laptop will come into contact with the surface and flex and it will constantly input the space key. At first I thought it was a software issue but then I tried to recreate it by picking the unit it and flexing the bottom of the Chromebook by hand and it started hitting space automatically. Otherwise, I really like this Chromebook's styling and I personally prefer a matte screen over a glossy one. If you're looking to browse Reddit, Youtube, Twitch, etc, and do light spreadsheet work, word processing, etc this Chromebook is super portable and has a very long lasting battery life. For me, I use my Chromebook between classes, so maybe 2-3 hours a day and I can go 2-3 days without charging it.