So far I love this laptop
355214
Replacing a Dell that I have had for 2 years that I also loved, but had started locking up all the time.  My only problem is that the trackpad is larger than most, I find myslelf hitting it while typing and getting undesired consequences, but just a matter or retraining myself I think.  I would highly recommend this computer, the big pros to me are the speed, the slot-load DVD drive, great screen, like having the number pad on a 15.6" computer.
1571975
This is probably the best laptop purchase I have ever made, and I've owned five laptops prior to this one. Here are some things I absolutely love about this machine

* It has an extended keyboard. I'm not sure why it took years before laptop manufactures discovered that wider screens mean that there is now room for the number pad.

* Easily upgraded! There is a panel underneath where you can access the hard drive and memory. So if you want to swap the hard drive out for an SSD, then no problem! One of the first things I did was max out the RAM when I got it. It's a cheap upgrade and really adds a ton of performance.

* Good battery life. I'm not saying excellent or spectacular.. but good. The battery will last about 3-4 hours depending on what you're doing. My previous laptop's battery would only last about one hour when it was new, so this is something I really like

* I don't play a ton of computer games, but there are occasions when a friend will have me over to play some. The graphics accelerator on this laptop is nice. It could certainly be used as a gaming laptop.

* The machine is very quiet, cool and thin. It certainly doesn't feel like you've got a monster on your lap.

* built in webcam and mic, for video conferencing.

* The processor is fast (it's a quad core). It's advertised to run at 1.4GHz, but I've read that this particular CPU jumps to 2.3GHz for some processing operations. I'm not entirely sure if it does that or not on this particular machine, but it certainly feels fast enough that it might.

A few of the cons (note none of these are major, and I'm still giving this laptop 5 stars!)

* The display quality is mediocre. Though the brightness is good.

* The skin of the laptop is a glossy plastic that accumulates smudges in the worst way.

* If you're used to hitting the spacebar key with your right thumb, sometimes the angle is a little weird, just because the home keys are off-center to make room for the number pad. It's something to get used to.

When I bought this machine Amazon had it on sale for $425. I was floored that I got all of this at that price! Competing laptops are still in the $800 range. I had this laptop within 18 hours of when I ordered it. I'm incredibly pleased with this purchase!
2578774
I'm very happy with the laptop so far! It's really fast even when simultaneously running Photoshop CC, 20+ Chrome tabs, Spotify, and uTorrent.

I took advantage of the free upgrade to Windows 10, and in almost every respect that significantly improve my user experience. However, I advise some caution and careful consideration before making the upgrade to Windows 10. The touchpad driver is not currently compatible with Windows 10, and the upgrade will result in a couple of very persistent and irritating bugs involving Cortana and the Start Menu. There doesn't seem to be any fix just yet. It doesn't make the laptop unusable, but does make two-finger scrolling extremely tedious and annoying.

On the bright side, using a wireless mouse is a great way to painlessly address the issue until a stable Windows 10 touchpad driver is released.
900938
Great Laptop, Bought it for school and its Ive had it for about 6 months and it's been awesome. The battery life is good, as long as you leave the keyboard lights off it'll last you for most of the day. I use  alot of memory intensive programs like Autocad alot and it runs fine, the screen resolution makes it even better for that.

The touchpad feels kinda cheap and every now and then it stops working but I normally use a mouse and the problem is easily solved with a restart so it doesn't really bother me.

But yea its great looking and is awesome, gotten plenty of compliments. Touch screen is cool too
I love it!
1530260
I'm just past 20 months with this laptop and it still works wonderfully. The battery has held up spectacularly. It upgraded to Windows 8.1 and then Windows 10 without a hitch. Still runs nearly as fast as the day I got it.
3332549
I have been using this laptop for about a month now on a daily basis and I love it. It is super sleek and runs surprisingly fast even with several tabs open. Chrome runs well, and installations like Spotify and Skype download and install quickly. It's lightweight and really thin and its great for everything. It's easy to carry around with a bunch of books and battery life is amazing. I can usually use it for about 8 hours before it needs to be charged. The only thing I dislike about it is that the white gets dirty pretty easily, but I mean it's white what did I expect? But it only takes a paper towel or just your finger to quickly wipe it off. The cameras also not that great, but it's about the same quality as a Mac. I often get a lot of compliments about this laptop and I'm just really glad I got it. It's light, it's sleek, it's fast, and best of all, it's cheap!

Just for some basic information, it has the charger, a USB port, and an HDMI port on the left side and another USB port, a headphone jack, and a micro SD card slot on the right. The laptop comes with the charger that is compatible with most outlets. The keyboard is not flexible, which is good and the keypad is absolutely huge with gives you a lot of precision. The power button is part of the keyboard right above the backspace, which can get a bit confusing but it takes two long clicks to shut it off- one click is sleep. It runs windows 10 and has a matte screen, but no back lit keyboard.
3338448
I am really happy with this laptop.  I needed a lighter weight laptop than the one I was using, and this one is very easy to carry around, but feels solid and sturdy.  Easy to get started with it (had to get used to Win 10, but that was ok), and it does everything I need (just basics like Word, Powerpoint, and internet access).  Does not have a VGA port, which is a bit of a problem, since I sometimes have to use older data projectors.  Does have HDMI, which works fine.  It really needs more USB ports though; two is not enough.  Overall, I am very happy with this purchase.
885120
I have had this laptop for around a month now. I must say it is my favorite laptop ever. It really does great when playing games (Borderlands, Minecraft, etc). The graphics card and processor are a powerful combination. It is also of course great for other things like searching the web, creating documents, etc.

I really love the fact that it has an HDMI option to extend the screen for better productivity and that it comes with an SD card reader (It is hidden on the bottomish...). My main two complaints with this laptop are:
1. The battery life really isn't the best. It lasts 2-3 hours if you aren't being too resource intensive(Just web browsing instead of gaming), but I really would have liked to see a bit better of a battery. The fact that the battery is removable made up for it a bit, as you can double it if you get a second battery for it (Like I did). I charge them both before I leave if I know that I will need a bit of power. For the most part however, it is fine as I don't need it more than an hour or two or I am near a plug.
2. The hard drive is a bit on the low end. I would have perhaps liked to have seen a bit of a higher RPM drive for faster file moving and application opening, but that is not a HUGE deal.
1342814
I did not purchase this from Amazon but wanted to leave a positive note after having used this laptop for more than 6 months now. I fortunately do not have the spacebar problem that others have encountered. Overall, this has been one of the best laptops I have owned. I love the fact that after a two hour charge, the laptop last a whole day for me, even more if I am not playing videos. The laptop is very light weight and at the time I bought it there weren't too many light laptops you could buy for this price point. The laptop has consistently booted up in about 30-40 seconds (from pressing the power button to getting the login prompt) even after several windows updates. :)  Windows 10 works wonderfully and applications load fast and responsive.
1243672
I received this laptop yesterday and I've used for some hours. I have not had any problems. The start up time is fast and I like that. The keys feel nice and the touch pad is pretty good. Although the keys aren't lit, that is okay. The touch screen works very well and is responsive. I do like the fact that when you switch it to tablet mode the keyboard locks. On the last computer I had, it did not do that and it was very irritating. The camera quality is pretty nice, not too bad. The device itself doesn't feel cheap even though it is plastic. It is just an all around nice device and I would recommend it. Oh and the sound is great!
102248
I use this laptop with Ubuntu 14.04 and for the most part it works well. There are times that the laptop "pauses" then comes back. I am generally happy. As of now, I have not found a way to make it more of a tablet so I use it exclusively as a laptop. Perhaps if I used Windows my experience would be different. I love the feel and weight of the laptop. For the just over $600 I paid, I am pretty darn happy.
4895155
I just received this beauty a few hours ago, and all I can say is that it is a beast of a laptop. Super fast and quiet, beautiful screen, (I don't think there is any bleed on my screen. If I have, it is really not noticeable) great sound overall.

I'm a graduate student and consider myself a gamer, although I don't have much time for it anymore. This laptop is perfect for my needs, bc it has a great cpu and gpu, so I can throw all kinds of programs and games in there, and it shouldn't be a problem. I didn't have time to install any games yet, but I'm soon gonna be able to do it. (I can't wait to play The Witcher, Far Cry, Skyrim, Fallout 4 in some weeks, and a few others)

Those are the features that are standing out for me on the first day:
+ Beautiful IPS screen
+ Super fast (it takes 15 to 20 seconds to boot up, which is ages ahead of my 5 year old Toshiba Satellite)
+ Good battery ( I have been using this for 4 hours and a half setting up the laptop, watching videos and listening to music, and I still have 50% of the battery left)
+ Great sound (Although I use my headphones almost always, I was impressed by how loud the speakers are. But have in mind that the bass is not  gonna be very strong, this is still a laptop we are talking about)
+ I like how the audio jack and the charger goes to the left side of it, so I have my right side free to have a mouse and play my games
+ I love how easy it is to open the back of the laptop and install another SSD and/or Memory. I haven't done it myself, but will be upgrading it soon.
+ It doesn't look like a gaming laptop, so I could take it to work or classes and people wouldn't be looking any different (as they would if I show up with an Alienware or MSI for example lol)

Now there are a few things that could be done differently, but they are very small annoyances, nothing to be worried about.
- I use a mouse always, but I wasn't impressed by the touch pad. I have found better ones on cheaper laptops. But hey, if you are using the touch pad to play games, you are not a serious gamer lol. Another thing is that I think the touch pad should be more on the right side. I still have space for the left hand to press W,A,S,D while playing, but its not very much.
- Although the backlit keyboard works wonderfully, I was't impressed by the keyboard itself. It's not bad, really! But it's not amazing also. It's an OK keyboard.
- The laptop is a little bit on the heavy side, but again its not too bad. I'm still gonna be able to put it in my backpack and go to work and classes just fine. I just wish it would be lighter. The battery charger is very heavy, I had never seen one so bulky before, but I'm still OK with that.

Overall, I'm extremely satisfied with my purchase, I searched a lot for a good gaming laptop under $1000, and this was the best one you could find. If you consider everything this baby has to offer, $800 is really cheap. If you are not sure about getting it, I would say yes, go ahead! I don't think you will regret it! Way to go Dell!!!
973614
I purchased this laptop from another place besides amazon, but I feel it is important to share my opinion.
I absolutely LOVE this laptop! Could not have picked a better purchase

PROS
-14 inch screen is the right size to carry around without feeling like too much
-the computer is very thin and light and even includes a DVD drive!
-I have not had ANY problems with WIFI connection
-Great battery life. Almost 6 hours with downloading multiple items at the same time and working online
-Does not slow down one bit when doing multiple things at once
-Very nicely built. Feels like a mac

CONS
-The only con for this item is that I can't seem to find a snap on case to fit the computer for protection, but that has nothing to do with the computers performance
4599910
I've had this laptop for about a week now- I wanted to have a while to get a feel for it before I wrote a review.

This laptop is amazing. I've had another ASUS, the X55A, which I bought for about $300 2 years ago. That laptop had intel pentium, so comparatively, this laptop is a diamond. It runs great; I'm a college student so I mainly use it for light work such as Office and the internet. I wrote a paper recently, had about 3 Word and 1 PowerPoint documents open, a bunch of tabs on Google Chrome, iTunes (playing music), a game from the App store running in the background, and it ran everything without a hitch. There would be no lag between switching screens, and even after hibernating/sleeping for a while, everything opened up smoothly.

Some of the cons:
It's not completely quiet. The fan is very soft and there's hardware sounds occasionally, but it's not excessive and most of the time I don't notice it.
The keys are a bit harder to type with, it's a little annoying now because I find myself having to backspace and retype sometimes but it's something that I'll probably get used to in time. They're not very soft so you have to press harder, and the area around the keypad does sink in slightly, but it's really not an issue.
The webcam is really quite something, and by something I mean something horrible! It's the one part about this laptop I'm not thoroughly impressed about, but I didn't buy this laptop for the webcam so it's not bad enough to take off a star for.

I'm happy with everything else; for what I paid, $500, it's most definitely worth it. The hard drive is partitioned so I have only been able to access about 400 GB of the 1TB but I don't use that much space so it's not an issue. Overall, this laptop is a gem! Affordable, runs smoothly, and is really light!
4382615
Hardware and software: I got this laptop for mostly 2 things. I wanted to use Microsoft for school and I wanted to be able to run GoPro studio on it. That would be expecting a lot but I am so incredibly impressed with this laptop. It has exceeded its expectation by a whole lot. GoPro is a very demanding program and it runs pretty smooth. The only thing is, with demand comes heat. I bought an external vacuum fan that clips onto the air vent. It's not that the laptop was overheating but it was getting decently hot, and when things get hot frequently over time, stuff breaks. Again, the laptop did not over heat. It just got a little too hot for my liking. So after discovering the capabilities of it I download many other programs. I have Arduino and I also downloaded a 3D modeling program. It runs so nicely with everything. It is a super well rounded laptop. It's got a decent graphics card for video editing and a 2.0 ghz quad core processor which is not bad. I even do light gaming on steam and it has no lag whatsoever. I have never needed more speed or power than this thing has given. It has a 3.0 usb which is nice for importing photos and videos off my Camera, also a built in SD card slot. It has HDMI but no VGA. I haven't used the webcam yet but I'm sure it's average. A lot of people complain about Windows 10 but I like it. Sometimes it's nice to have a search bar in the bottom that searches your whole computer. Battery life is not all that great but it charges up really quick. Overall I love this laptop and I would definitely recommend. Also it's under $300!!

Design: Compared to other netbooks of its kind, the screen is pretty sturdy. And I love the texture of the plastic. It is this flat finish that shows no fingerprints at all. It's great. It is also pretty thin. I like the touchpad and keyboard.

I would highly recommend this laptop. It has a great range of uses, it's fast and it's reliable. Great machine for under $300
3159542
I bought this laptop 10 months ago and have no regrets.  I love it!  I've always been a gaming laptop skeptic, refusing to give up my desktop systems because of their superior performance, but this thing really rocks for a laptop.  I'd say it only feels like a slight step down from a desktop in performance.  e.g. - when I bought it, the laptop was already last-years model.  Shortly after, The Witcher 3 came out and even being a year old it ran it at really high settings with a beautiful framerate.  Almost a year later (going on 2-year old technology now) I still run new games on near-max settings and they look gorgeous.  Add to that the quality of the keyboard (I hate laptop keyboards but this one is full-size and wonderful.

Now factor in the convenience of being a laptop, so I can game while on trips... and I got myself an iSkelter Hover X+ lapdesk so the Sofa is now my desk.  Next time I upgrade to a new system, you can bet I'll be getting an ASUS ROG because after this I don't know that I could ever go back to a desktop.

I could go on and on about everything I love about this system but then I'd be here all day.
1650461
So far it has exceeded my expectations! I love using this little laptop. It has so much functionality! It'll be a while before I discover all the things it can do. And it's the perfect size! Beautiful screen resolution! It doesn't over heat! Love love love it!!