Top positive review
5.0 out of 5 starsFantastic machine for the price ( minus webcam location )
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2019
So I have had this laptop upward to a month now. Wanting to really get into it and see how it handled. This is my thoughts on it thus far:
The build is very sturdy and strong. It feels really good in my hand. Doesn't feel like it is going to break. The buttons are laid out very well for a laptop, there is plenty of key space. I don't feel cramped when I am typing and have a pretty natural key speed. The mouse pad is rather large and easy to use while being very responsive.
The speakers are located down the side on BOTH sides and actually provide an excellent sound quality given the size of them and actually gives a pretty solid low spectrum of sound.
The duality of having a touch screen is fantastic. It is extremely responsive as a high end tablet but gives you the dual purpose of a laptop at whatever whim you decide to switch. The screen is has a beautiful color spectrum which is the main priority of my purchase as I use this primarily for my photography company and editing the photos as such with photoshop and lightroom, i needed something with the best accurate color spectrum so what I was seeing is what others were seeing as well. And I was not disappointed!
The battery life on this is also quite impressive. For the amount of usage I put into this when working unplugged, I get a very hefty usage time. It was said 18+ hours of typical usage but I could say I would make it easily 15 with constant work use which isn't very often I need to dig in that aggressively. Casual usage around the house I can go two days without having to plug it in and I could probably go longer than that.
I have had zero issues with any type of connectivity. Although people should be warned to make laptops this light these days, there is NO CD DRIVE! So if you purchase this and get appalled by that fact, just let it be known you can purchase an external CD drive for a mere $22
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There is more than ample storage on this device, just think it through if you are one to download movies and music a lot that buying an external hard drive to keep them on is a much more solid choice. They don't take up much space and you can get them up to 4TB for a little over $100 which will keep any laptop running at optimal speeds.
The only real downside to the laptop was the location of the webcam which is one of the keys in the keyboard that pushes up and down to hide itself. But keep in mind the purpose of this design was to keep the bevel around the screen as small as possible. I myself very rarely use the webcam and this is no concern for me. If you do a lot of video chatting do keep in mind the angle will be less than desirable coming straight up to your face rather than straight on. I suppose if such a thing is a worry you could buy an external camera attachment for important face time calls.
So I will save you from any type of technical jargon about how fast the processor is compared to similar devices and the how fast the computer clocks at certain tasks. But we all know how much ranting and raving the Mac Book Pro series of laptops get, in my personal opinion, this laptop supersedes the Apple with a much lower price point. This is an excellent laptop that does everything you need at at a huge price cut compared to its only competition.
