This is the first laptop I ever owned and after two years of using it, I have to say that it's ok. There is nothing really to write home about in terms of upsides. The display quality is good (though looking at it from an angle is not a fun experience), and the sound quality is as good. Though it's not very powerful, which is to be expected for a laptop of this price, as a result, some games are an absolute chore to play. What doesn't help is the fact that there are very few things to upgrade about it, like RAM or the SSD. It's perfect if you only intend on using it for work or light gaming; but for anything else, just save for a decent desktop. Some things that I personally dislike about it are the location of the charger port and headphone jack; both of which are located on the right side of the laptop which can cause issues if your outlet or headphones have a cord on the left side. (Also, if you buy this, make sure to buy an external hard drive as well. 128 Gigs of storage will be eaten up VERY quickly.)