Very good user reviews on Newegg Sufficient processing power for multi-tasking, internet, music, movies, productivity(Word, Spreadsheets, etc), basic photo and video editing Large amount of memory sufficient for memory intensive applications Uses conventional harddrive. Higer power consumption, lower shock resistance and longer startup time compared to solid state drive(SSD). Basic GPU allows playing less demanding games (WoW, Sims3, etc) at low detail settings and resolution GPU is not suitable for demanding games (Assassin's creed, Black Ops 2,) even at lowest settings 15.6" screen provides good tradeoff between desktop replacement and portability Weight of 4.41 lbs is lighter than average for this screen size Economy display with resolution of 1366 x 768; screen space sufficient for most purposes but less than ideal for graphics design, gaming, programming etc No built-in CD/DVD drive; Reduces weight but watching movies or installing software from CD/DVD will require separate purchase of optical drive Integrated webcam for video chatting Processing power may not be sufficient for computation intensive tasks such as simultaneous editing of large number of photos and videos, virtualization software(parallels), file and harddrive encryption, etc | 
