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I absolutely love this Chromebook. I will start by saying that this was a replacement for my MacBook Pro, which was going on 5 years old (it was ancient, I know). I have never owned a Chromebook and haven't played around with any. I am a grad student, so the price point is what steered me toward Chromebooks. The main criteria I was looking for in a Chromebook was a processor that can hold up under my heavy multitasking (having 10 tabs open, 2 word documents worked on, and 5 pdfs up, while listening to music), a keyboard and track pad that is sturdy and adequately sized for heavy used, and a decent screen so my eyes aren't sore from working on it all day and at night it's good enough to watch some videos on. Portability wasn't top of my list of criteria - any laptop device is going to have some degree of portability. I was torn between the Toshiba Chromebook 2, and this Acer. I went with the Acer, and I am so glad I did. The speakers are amazing. Such a full bodied sound, and the maximum is very loud! The keyboard is very sturdy. Nothing about this device feels or looks cheap. For its size, it is relatively light weight. Be warned - it is very large. This is much larger than your standard coffee shop table laptop. But in return, you're getting a beautiful, wide view screen, that is bright, with vibrant colors, and seems made for having two windows open at once (which was a huge selling point for me). The processor is very fast. I love all of the keyboard short cuts, they are very useful. The track pad is fast and responsive, and supports multi-touch gestures, including right click, scrolling and swiping. The white body with black keys looks great. I haven't found anything to complain about with this Chromebook - everything has exceeded my expectations so far. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me. I know it can be difficult to make a decision about which product to purchase without having spent any time using the product.