Pros: Great laptop. Runs everything I throw at it on the highest settings with little to no issues. I haven't noticed any loud fan noises or other issues some have mentioned.

Cons: It's a performance laptop, so of course it gets hot, but that's what cooling pads are for.

Overall Review: Threw in my own SSD to replace the only thing plaguing this Laptop (the 5400 RPM HD). It's a beast with pure SSD.

Pros: Upon opening this pad out of the box, everyone reacts the same if they've never seen one: "*$&# THAT'S HUGE!" The best part about this pad's size is that even if you aren't a 1.0 sensitivity fps player, whatever pad you don't use can be used as a no skip platform for other accessories/cups/whatever. Even if you spill something on it, a quick wipe down and its good as new. I'm finally replacing mine after FIVE YEARS, and that's only because the rest of my work space is spotless, besides my mouse pad which has a few spots and scratches here and there. As soon as a friend was told I was getting a new one, he put dibs on my old one. It still works THAT well.

Cons: After 5 years, the top fabric is peeling on all of the corners, but not that much. Honestly, normal wear and tear.

Overall Review: Get this pad. You won't regret it.