I'm returning to school and needed a reliable easy to use laptop so I purchased this wonderful machine. It's been very easy to use and understand it's fast I like the keyboard and I would recommend it to other people looking for a reliable inexpensive laptop
positive: lightweight, CPU fast, RAM 8GB & 128 GB NVM right size for linux, promotion price very good, battery lasts long (decreasing screen brightness).
negative: screen too bright in setup (cannot decrease brightness), fan is noisy when it is turned on, up/down arrows on keyboard are uncomfortable (more important than other keys). wifi disconnects in linux (realtek may be the culprit), lots of bloatware (I had to re-partition & erase Windows completely). The HDMI connection does not work with some projectors, Cannot get my Windows license # (please email it).
It is great for what I need. The only thing I didn't realize is no DVD player. I copied a game I love to play on a flash drive (no DVD) but can't make it work on my laptop. I'm not understanding that.