Pros: Okay, so the hardware on the laptop is awesome. Not beastly, but you can upgrade that later. The features that come on this laptop you cannot find on others, and for a great price. I'd upgrade the RAM by adding on 8GB more, upgrade the HDD to either an SDD or a 7200 RPM HDD, and I'd upgrade the GPU to a Nvidia GTX 680. Again, everything is interchangeable. The laptop doesn't get too hot, and the screen resolution is amazing. I'd recommend this to any real gamer, that has the money to upgrade some of the parts. The keyboard is awesome, lights up. So many awesome features.

Cons: There are TWO cons to this laptop. Only two. 1) Trackpad The trackpad is garbage. For gaming, just spend like 30 bucks on a wireless mouse. It's worth it. Not what gave this 4 stars instead of 5. 2) WINDOWS 8 UGH. Okay, this is the reason this is getting 4 stars instead of 5. I seriously cannot stand the new operating system. It isn't compatible with a ton of programs and games, and the interface is atrocious. I had to download ALL the drivers for windows 7 (there are compatible drivers for windows 7 on this laptop), and I had to actually buy a retail version of windows 7 and then install it. Reinstalling drivers and programs takes forever, and it shouldn't have to be done. Honestly, WTH Microsoft. You ruined a perfectly good laptop for people who don't know how to upgrade. Like Windows Vista. If you need upgrading help, I will help you.

Overall Review: No other real thoughts, I mean it's a great laptop. Great starting speeds, and everything is interchangeable. I emphasize interchangeable because I had a Dell Inspiron N7010, and all the stupid parts were SOLDERED into the freakin' motherboard. The graphics were atrocious, and the thing fell apart. Complete garbage, I didn't know anything about laptops at the time.