Good sturdy computer for my high school kid...
342227
Great heavy duty laptop..older model but has a CD player and does the trick for a high school kid..I got it for my teenager who breaks everything! But great for the price!
135863
good snappy device for "average" computing. school work, internet browsing, and basic graphic editing is awesome.
build quality is iffy, i had to return to warranty but that could be a fluke.
audio is crisp and loud (for the size of this tablet)  screen is pretty bright and the touch screen surpassed my expectations. the pen is cool i wish erasing was more traditional. but thats super minor.
712865
Bought this for my 8th grader on Black Friday through Amazon for 96.00. His main purpose for this is to be able to bring it to school and log onto the school network. He loved it. He was able to log onto his school network from home and show me all of his projects and assignments he has done it is working on at school. He loves that it is white; said its super fast and easy to use. Don't buy this if you intend to play games such as mine craft etc. They won't work. This is light weight and perfect for on the go. For the money it is a tremendous computer! Don't hesitate!
2196938
I did a lot of research to find a computer for my girlfriend who was upgrading from a Asus netbook that had served her well for a number of years. From the standpoint of price and performance, I picked this one. When it came, I was impressed with how sturdy it felt while still being thin and light. The screen is very sharp and bright (if you disable adaptive brightness in the advanced settings of the power options control panel). After playing with it for a while, I bought one for myself.

The only major issues I have with the TP300LA had nothing to with the laptop and everything to do with the Windows 8.1 interface. These issues can mostly be overcome by installing a free program called Classic Shell. Battery life is very good. Starting with a full charge, I watched a 2.5 hour movie on a flight and the battery was at 69%.

A couple of minor issues:
- The keyboard is not backlit. Asus makes this same basic model (Asus Q302LA-BBI5T14) with a lower screen resolution (1366 x 768) to sell at Best Buy (also available on Amazon) and it has a backlit keyboard. Its confusing why they didn't include it in this one.
- The power button is on the left side toward the front rather than on top near where the keyboard is. At first, I hit it several times a day and it would power down the laptop causing a lot of frustration. My workaround is to have the power button put the machine to sleep rather than turn it off. I know why it was placed there. In tablet mode it would be hard to avoid pressing it if it were adjacent to the keyboard.
- This machine does not recognize new WiFi networks after coming out of hibernation. I have to reboot and it will work fine after that. For most, this won't be an issue. I travel with work and need to switch connections often. The good news is that a reboot takes under a minute unless Windows is updating something.
4141667
I bought this for my stepdaughter as her handed down, handed down, laptop finally stopped working.

It looked good in the reviews and it is exactly what she needed.  She surfs the web and does her homework on it and for that it is perfect with one caveat: Most sites are displayed just fine on the screen except for the Webkinz site which is too big for the screen.  Scrolling is such a chore, I guess.  That is her only complaint about the computer.

She loves that it is so light and the sound is good enough and loud enough that she doesn't complain.  She caries it from room to room and the battery seems to last forever.

Granted, it doesn't have a CD drive, but we downloaded the programs she uses off the web.  All  the usual programs, OpenOffice, Firefox, free AVG, all work fine and the computer doesn't seem to be bogged down to any appreciable degree.

I truly have to commend MSI for building a wonderful netbook.
4531436
We purchased this computer for my college graduating son.  We were going to give it to him in May when he actually graduates, but the computer was shipped in the computer box with just a vacuumed plastic "bag" around it - no cushioning, not exterior box.  I could hear rattling in the box, grew nervous, and had to give him the computer (It only had a 14 day return policy) early so he could check it out and make sure it worked correctly.  For this reason I am giving the computer 4 stars - which is no fault of the computer!  By the way - the computer works great.
1412376
I was very impressed with the quality and protective features. But what I think really doesn't matter; my son is very happy with it as he uses it for school and web related activity. He even dissed my old Dell PC by saying that the Chromebook blows the old PC away in terms of speed.
3358405
I love this Chromebook, my 12 year old has not put it down. My only dislikes were that Amazon said it would be dark blue and came in white, and there is no caps lock key. Battery life is perfect.  She charges it at night and for school it stays charged all day, and they use it for the entire day at school. It is small, but not ridiculously tiny like some of the others. Believe me when I say it is perfect for middle school. Truly rugged ( I used to cringe when she picked up my Mac thinking  of the frailty), watching videos is fine, display has wonderful color, speakers are alright - missing some bass, but for a middle schooler's independence, they'll do. EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED FOR A MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILD.
3234295
Great for school, don't expect a super computer but the best laptop for your budget.
4223564
I teach in a small private school, and have been hoping to get a new desktop for my classroom. My students love playing math and spelling games, but the desktop I have used the past several years is very old, and would not play videos or connect to the internet. This severely limited what games I could make available to them.
The ASUS M32CD Desktop was ready to go right out of the box. I plugged it into the wall, and then plugged in my personal monitor, and the keyboard and mouse that were included.
The desktop started up right away and only took a couple of minutes to do its initial load up. I was very surprised to see that it has wireless capabilities, I guess I am really behind the times! LOL  I was able to connect wirelessly very easily.
I already have Windows 10 on my home laptop so I was familiar with it, but did not realize that it does not come with a DVD player app. I put in a movie for the kids and it would not play it. Turns out you have to pay $15 to download the Windows DVD player. I did an internet search and found that there are free DVD player apps you can use for Windows 10, but our school internet filter will not let me go to pages that have free apps. So, I will be paying for the download when I can.
I use an external speaker that plugs in with USB when I show movies to my students, and I like that there are USB plugs in the front and in the back of the computer.
I have been able to find several websites with games for my students to play and the computer has worked flawlessly since we have started using it.
My son, who is an active gamer, read through the specs and let me know that it is a nice computer for school or office use, but did not have the graphics card and other things that would make it a computer he could use for his online games. It is a great computer though for Minecraft and Roblox.
I have included a picture of the back of the computer so you can see what it looks like. My son wanted to look inside the computer, but there is a warranty seal sticker on the back, and if it is removed it voids the warranty. So you might not want to open it.
4753582
I'm going to just go blunt with this review, because we all got s*** to get done, and not enough time to do it in.

This computer is good.

If you got basic writing/internet surfing needs, this will get s*** done. It's fast, doesn't heat up, and is super quiet. A nice contrast to my Alienware M17. But I wanted a computer I could use that could go without being plugged in after 45 minutes. SOmething less than 20 pounds. And this computer fits that need.

Plus, for the 200 bucks I paid, I don't feel like I got ripped off. In fact, it's surprising how responsive this computer is. It stutters on some things, but for real basic needs it's good enough. Especially if you're already using a lot of Google's services, like All Access, or Docs. It's such a good value, I bought one for my mom who is a writer, and she loves it.

I feel like I got something about as useful as a modern day Apple laptop, for 90% of what apples cost. You probably won't use something intensive like photoshop or music editing software, but if you're looking at $200 dollar computers, you probably don't need those services.

It's a solid little computer that I don't regret buying at all.
315692
I purchased this laptop for my oldest Grandson as he started college this summer at University of Florida (Gainsville).  I also purchased a nice large monitor for his dorm room to compliment this really nice and powerful laptop.  I added a bunch of software but it comes configured with a nice suite of products.  Extra large hard drive should provide plenty of storage for him.  I added a couple of sectors of encrypted file space with TrueCrypt and there is still loads of space still remaining for casual use!

I think I'll be purchasing another one for my wife as her old laptop is getting pretty dated!
2964512
Great laptop for my daughter in college...allows her to keep up with her online classes, as well as social media, stream movies, etc.  Easy to connect to an air printer and no issues in the 7+ months she has been using it.
533244
The seller I purchased this computer from (Rounded Sam) was quite helpful and very responsive when we encountered an issue with the shipping company and when the monitor stand and optical drive were damaged. Overall this is a solid machine. Bought it for my wife's aunt to use while working from home. This would be perfect for a student or stay at home parent performing basic computer related tasks like checking email, watching videos on YouTube or using social media to check in with friends and family. If you want a great starting computer, this is perfect.
2475722
I bought this computer from a different store that just happened to have a HUGE discount.
Ive been using it for about a month now and so far I am very happy with it.
The main usage will be for school and for some light engineering work.
 I ran some benchmark testing and the performance is at best average for a laptop like this:
PCMark 8 Creative Conventional = 2388
3DMark Cloud Gate = 5128
3DMark Sky Diver = 2686
3DMark Fire Strike = not surprisingly, it choked, running at times at 1 fps with overall score of 745

Some of the reasons I bought this particular model and they are also the things I love about it:
- the screen flips back 360 degrees, so it becomes a tablet (a bit thicker than I would like, but still a tablet).
- It comes with an active (Wacom) type pen. This was in fact one of the main reasons I chose this computer as it is one of the least expensive that would have an active touch display.
- It is relatively small.
A few negative things about it:
- They could have fit a 13 display in this machine. The computer has the overall dimensions of my Toshiba 13 work laptop, but the display is smaller.
- The Wacom pen is not very precise. It has a calibration program but it does not seem to work properly. When I use the pen to touch small controls, it clicks a bit off the button, so I have to touch the target a bit offset for the click to happen right where I wanted it.
- Some keys have small LED lights that illuminate to indicate those buttons are active: Speaker Off, Mike Off, Function Locked. But the one I would find most useful would be: Caps Lock, which doesnt have a light.
- And the most annoying issue I find is the touch pad buttons. I had before laptops and they all had under the touchpad the left/right click buttons. They were physical buttons and they were not touch sensitive.
On this computer the touch screen extends all the way down. But you can still click by pushing the touch screen (it does actually click). However, because it is touch sensitive, when you click, the pointer tends to move a bit so the chances are that you miss the target area.
I couldn't find a way to turn off the touch property of the bottom area of the pad, so that I could use it only for click.
Also, I would like to point that the computer is a bit heavier than I thought it would be. If you turn it into a tablet and want to hold it in one hand while reading, you will have a problem with the weight.
Considering that I bought it at a big discount and because an active pen is very desirable for me, overall I think it is a good buy.
Nevertheless, it is a nice computer and none of these issues alone would be important enough to cut any stars from the rating, but all together are enough to give it only a 4 stars.
Please leave a comment if you would like any more information.
1851029
This computer arrived by the date promised. It was exactly as described. It is perfect for my son to do school work as well as surf the net, play games and network with friends and family. I would highly recommend.
4157029
My son needed a sturdy notebook/keeper for middle school. This was perfect for the task. With all the abuse taken in a 7th grader's day it's holding up like new!