Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Pros: ✓ Remarkably fast hardware, namely the DDR4 Ram and 6th Generation i7 Quad Core CPU. ✓ More USB ports (3.1, 3.0, 2.0) than most will ever hope to require, a BIG plus in my book. ✓ Vivid and eye-capturing display. ✓ Stylish, red backlit keyboard with 3 levels of brightness. ✓ Asus Smart Gestures makes using your trackpad almost preferable to a mouse! Customizable and does lots of cool stuff. ✓ Sleek design which fits in my 18" laptop bag with room to spare. Cons: x Comes pre-installed with LOTS of bloatware, which requires a good solid hour to remove entirely. x Windows 10 by default tracks nearly all of your activity and sends it to unnamed 3rd parties. This also takes a solid hour to disable / defeat. x Battery life of 3-5 hours, depending on use. Neutral - Some quirks I've noticed: * Keyboard layout is EXTREMELY tight and efficient. * Function keys are mapped for convenience, but a few perform useless functions (for me, at least) such as "Presentation Mode". * All USB, audio jack, etc connections are extremely snug and tight. I like it, personally. Personally, I use this computer for video-editing and rendering, as it has a top-notch mobile CPU and GPU. It serves my needs well, is quite fast and efficient, and certainly would excel at rendering modern flashy video games on medium-high settings.