Pros: Very slim/Very light Fast i5 processor Its pretty (its a big deal to me) 6gb RAM (Recommend upgrading to 8, I havent yet though) 1gb dedicated graphics card (League of Legends on high with 40 frames, Starcraft 2 on med/high with 60 frames) Moderately good gaming laptop Lights are quite subtle Great battery life (I get 9 hours easy on a full charge) Comes with Nvidia Optimus Comes with a full numpad (not really a big deal for me, but its nice to have) Runs very cool unless playing games intensely Surprisingly good speakers, though a little soft/small

Cons: The touch pad is a tad sticky (though some use will help with that) The up/down/left/right arrow keys are a tad small for my taste (see the pictures) The disk drive is a tad hard to open when the charger is plugged in. They get in the way of each other. Comes with a bit of bloatware, but a lot less than my experience with other laptops. A clean OS install will take care of that. Otherwise, getting rid of them manually is quick to do.

Overall Review: The keys are more like a mac's keys, which may be a pro or a con. I personally like it, it makes it difficult for dust to get attracted to it. The three USB 2.0s are exclusively on the right side while the USB 3.0 is on the left. I have no problems with this but if for any reason you want your USB 3.0 on your right, then this laptop doesnt help with that. For those of you who only use USB 2.0s, 3.0 ports are backwards compatible. The gaming ability on this laptop is pretty good for casual gaming. I play Starcraft 2 on medium shaders and high effects at a comfortable 60 frames. I havent tried other games yet though. Optimus was seamless at switching between video cards and there are settings to change if you wish to tinker. Last thoughts: This computer is pretty darn fast and pretty smooth. The windows experience index came up with these results Processor:6.9 RAM:7.3 Graphics:4.9 Gaming Graphics:6.4 Primary Hard Disk:5.9 Hope this helps!