Top positive review
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat light laptop
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2017
I'm really happy with this laptop/tablet. As another poster mentioned, I upgraded the M.2 SSD with a larger, faster one, and it's performing a little better. I'd knock half a star off for them not putting in a faster SSD, but it's not bad enough to warrant knocking off a full star. It's an excellent buy.
Great battery life, and does really well running Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, which were too intensive to run well on my aging MacBook Air. I slightly wish it had an SD card reader instead of a Micro SD, but I've converted most of my cards at this point, so I can always hook up an external reader.
I've done some really light gaming on it, and it's about what you'd expect with integrated graphics. Passable, but not awesome. As I mentioned, it really shines with Lightroom and Photoshop. Quick launch times and works great for quick edits and checking image quality when I'm in the field or traveling.
I have a really fast desktop machine, but this still surprises me at how fast it is.Cold boot time is under 15 seconds from the time I push the power button, and from there, I can have Photoshop launched and ready in less than 15 seconds from hitting the login button. It may have been a few seconds slower with the original drive, but probably not enough that I'd notice (mostly upgraded for the drive space, not the speed).
I wouldn't hesitate to buy this laptop again. There aren't any significant issues that would prevent me from making this purchase again or recommending it. Other manufacturers are starting to release similar products around this price point now, but I wouldn't trade it.
