Pros: Love this notebook! I needed a fast, dependable computer that would download genealogical images of censuses, etc. and resolve their resolution quickly and clearly. I use this MSI notebook to share those images with a flat-screen TV when teaching a Genealogy class and it has worked it's little heart out with no problems. The student's and I are amazed at the quality and features of this outstanding notebook. The touch-pad is "ribbed" and is not shiny so it doesn't show fingerprints. The notebook itself is very handsome. Plus - the "box" it came in is black with a picture of a red dragon on it, the box is somewhat padded and carries the cord in a special compartment within it, and the box has a handle! I use it in transporting the notebook to and from class and it makes an awesome "briefcase"!

Cons: No cons. It's a great notebook.