Pros: -Sound quality is nice -Backlit keyboard is very handy -Battery life is pretty good as long as you are not doing mobile gaming -Sturdy construction (the aluminum top and bottom are very nice) -Excellent gaming performance for the price. -Can run Crysis 1 on moderate/high settings -Can run Crysis 2 and 3 on second highest settings -Doesn't heat up very much -Nice keyboard

Cons: -Coming from using a Windows 7 PC for 7 years, the switch to 8.1 was difficult -Some W8.1 services can bog system down, but it is easy to fix -Glossy touch display gets very messy, very quickly

Overall Review: Overall, I have really enjoyed this machine. As an engineering student I needed a PC that could run coding and modeling software effortlessly, and I have not been disappointed yet.