Pros: This powerhouse is great at running games. It runs most games on High/Ultra high settings. Although on some newer games on Ultra high settings I have noticed a drop in frame rate from time to time but nothing that will effect game play very much. The cooling system in it is top notch, with all it's venting done out the back, keeping your legs cool and not struggling to pull air from the bottom of the case while sitting on your lap. The 500gig HD is plenty of space to get started with and there is a second slot for an extra hard drive later down the road. Just don't throw away the adapter that it comes with like I did otherwise when you go to put in a new one you will find yourself back here to buy a new one! Also 12gigs of ram is more than enough and there is still an extra slot to add more.

Cons: There are a few things I have noticed with this laptop since I first started using it. I have an issue with the track pad being a bit wacky at times when I'm not using a mouse. A restart will usually resolve that issue. Also due to the size of it, when your trying to type and your palm brushes the corners of the track pad it will mess with you lol. This is going to happen with any laptop, it just seems to happen more often on this particular PC because the pad is so large. Also the holes above the keyboard and under the screen often traps small particles of whatever might happen to be floating around.

Overall Review: Over all I'm very satisfied with this rig. It has performed very well. One more reminder, keep this thing clean, you need to regularly blow out the dust from inside the case with a can of air or you will start to see a increase in CPU temperatures.

Pros: None

Cons: Died in 4 months

Overall Review: Don't buy this

I ordered from this seller not realizing the notice about the processing time (4 days) and shipping from China. After 3 days of nothing happening with the order, I contacted them that morning. I then realized the notice on their account that night and requested to cancel since there was still no response, no change to the order, and I assumed it was going to take an additional 5-7 days to receive the product once confirmed. Well I woke up this morning (day 4) to a few responses from the seller and a tracking number. It was then delivered just a few hours later. It's impressive because the other parts in my order is coming directly from newegg 25 miles from my house and still hasn't arrived yet...