Pros: -Build quality.
-The metal case feels solid - like it'll handle years of use well.
-If you turn the display brightness all the way down the battery life is impressive, even more so with wireless off.
-If you switch to "performance mode" it screams.

Cons: -I had a lot of problems with switching machine states (shutdown/sleep) before upgrading the firmware.
-The glossy screen is a little too glossy.
-Wish there was a way to use it without the back light.

Other Thoughts: Before you do ANYTHING else with this machine - upgrade all of the drivers and firmware. Apply absolutely every update Dell has released for it. The old version(s) it ships with make the machine unable to properly shutdown. The only way I fixed it was by upgrading the firmware.

Pros: - Small and Lightweight
- Large high quality display for its footprint
- Fantastic battery life (10 ish hours of real use)
- Very snappy and quick (never find my self waiting for a basic application to open)

Cons: - Limited space on SSD
- Some issues with two finger scroll on track pad

Other Thoughts: I am a college student (Mechanical Engineering) who got this to take to and from class for light work (ie Web browsing, online textbooks, email, and word processing). It has worked beautifully for me so far and runs my CAD software fairly well (Autodesk Inventor and CATIA V5) but I only use it to show files and do basic modifications. The display is large, very sharp and clear; movies look great on it. I was hesitant to get it because of only one review on this specific one but it is great and you really don't need the touch screen version. If you get this non-touch version over the touch screen you save $300 and add 3 hours to your battery life.

Pros: Computer looks nice. Thin and portable

Cons: Horrendous customer service, wireless driver issue, constant reboots