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Just got this laptop a couple of weeks ago! The screen is pretty nice (1366x768), because its so small the 1366x768 screen looks pretty crisp. I cant complain about the keyboard its very good, however I would like it to be back-lit! The performance is what I expected it to begood for almost anything except for games, I'm a student so i use it for writing and surfing the web and it does the job well! Battery life is great reaches 5 hours however that depends on how u use it! Its fairly light, its not as light as an ultra book, however its lighter than a typical 14 inch laptop and can be carried in a bag easily. It has a great selection of ports. I would like to add that it looks much smaller and thinner than it does on the above pictures. On the negative side it had a lot of bloatware! I installed a fresh copy of win 8 Pro and now it runs smooth. In addition to that the black version is a fingerprint magnet, i cant say that for the white version. I did have some issues with touch-pad driver and the Bluetooth is nonexistent, but i didn't try installing it because i never use it -I don't know anyone who does! The track pad does the job well, its not a MacBook but its smooth and precise! Otherwise i would recommend it to any student that wants a light laptop with solid battery life.

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At $430, this is definitely the bang for your buck.

* BUILD

Although the frame is constructed entirely out of plastic, it has a sturdy feel to it. It's not flimsy. Not heavy but not ultrabook-light either, pretty thin. However, this thing is a fingerprint magnet. Using rubbing alcohol and wipes removes them. The bottom of the laptop tends to get warm, but this "IceCool" sorcery manages to keep your typing space cool. This laptop does not have an optical drive.

* BATTERY

The battery life is decent you can get a good 4-5 hours of usage. The charger comes in two pieces, the power cord and the adapter. There's no velcro strap :(

* KEYBOARD

The keyboard is very nice chiclet style. No numpad, the home/end keys are nested under the arrows. I'd recommend putting one of those silicone covers over it to prevent dust/crap from getting in.

* POWER

@2.4 GHz & 4 GB of RAM, this will handle all of your basic office/web browsing needs. To give you an idea, I'm running iTunes, Skype, 10 tabs on Firefox, 7 on Chrome and some background processes. This amounts to ~75% of the RAM being used. Should be ok for light gaming (e.x. Minecraft), don't go crazy.

* SOFTWARE

This is where it (and most mass-manufacture brands) sucks. It's loaded with A LOT of bloatware. You can uninstall it manually or just install a fresh copy of Windows (USB boot though; no optical drive).

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I was looking for a light weight laptop to get everyday tasks done but didn't want to spend too much money. This felt like it fit the needs perfectly.Alas' once I got the product, it was such a big disappointment. I have used ASUS tablets and thought this laptop will be of similar quality like them. But this laptop is made of plastic and doesn't feel well built at all. Moreover, it takes a while to boot and the key board is not very comfortable. I could go one but whats the point, it ended up going back to Amazon.

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Love the fact I could purchase this computer with windows 7... Has been fairly easy to

adjust from windows XP since I am not computer savvy..

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The first item I received came with a defective battery and a defective power source. The laptop would go off after I disconnected the charger, also the touchpad was damaged and not properly attached to the laptop's structure. I then requested an exchange on the same item. The second laptop arrived with a defective monitor, when I turned it on I would only see grayish colors with low brightness and low contrast. That is it; I had a really bad experience with this Asus product and will not be buying any other product with the Asus logo ever. Although I want to point out the excellent costumer service I received from the In-amazon store I purchased the laptop from. They were very responsive and handled the exchange and the refund in a professional way.