Pros: - Fast. For any normal use, or for any normal gaming use - Keyboard size (not crowded) - Nice touch pad - Seems to be built sturdy (hasn't broken yet...) - I feel it was a great deal for the price

Cons: - USB placement (corner under number pad) - Runs out of RAM on occasion - CD drive can be noisy at times (not a deal-breaker)

Overall Review: I have owned the laptop for 5 months. Some people say it has a poor battery life but in my usage, the battery is fine: plugged in and use as desktop, no power restrictions. Unplugged and use for light tasks, low light, restricted cpu, restricted fan. This was my jump from XP to 7, and the laptop really helped sell me to the idea of 7. Starts quick, wakes up quick, goes to sleep quick, no REAL problems with bloatware, easy to use function keys, hard to physically damage. Overall, really a good laptop for the normal gamer (or programmer d:) who has to keep the price down.

Pros: - Cool looking lights - Good feeling keys - Responsive

Cons: - Mangled layout

Overall Review: I gave this to a friend after writing one sentence with it on notepad. He seems to think it is fine, however I do a lot of programming, which requires a lot of less used keys. This meant that the weird layout just made it ridiculous to use. He seems to have no complaints about they keyboard, and was more than willing to make the trade. Just make sure to take a good look at the key layout before you buy.