Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I'm a Software Engineer, and wanted a relatively cheap laptop that I could take with me, and at the same time, not have to worry about like I do with my $2000+ Mac Pro book. I do a lot of development in the cloud, and make use of a lot of resources on the net, and so reasoned I didn't need to cart around a regular laptop. Since I obviously do a lot of typing, I hoped for decent keyboard-- and was pleasantly surprised. The keyboard on this unit is actually quite nice. And let's be real. The majority of things we do everyday on a computer is covered by a Chromebook, and it's large array of available apps and extensions (to Chrome). Certainly for specialized uses, we can't completely untether ourselves from a full on laptop or desktop running Linux, OS X, or Windows. But Chromebooks do fill a niche. I just received delivery of this, and set it up. One thing I didn't like about Chromebooks that I've looked at in the past was their cheesy shells and keyboards, and the cost of a decent one. This unit not only has a nice aluminum shell (which is very attractive), but it also has a decent keyboard, with much better tactile properties than any Chromebooks I've looked at in the past. It actually looks and feels like a laptop, instead of some plastic toy. The hardware specs on this are very nice compared to other offerings: 4G Ram, 32G storage, Quad-core processor, etc. The screen is beautiful, and the speakers are very nice. Better in fact than some of my laptops. The mouse area is responsive, and has a nice feel to it. The overall unit has a slim profile, and is light weight. When I was comparing this model against other manufacturer's / model's, the only thing that made me pause was the lack of a card reader/writer. Ultimately, what I decided was that: (a) with google drive, microsoft drive, box, dropbox, etc., there is no good reason to require a reader/writer, as I can simply save and download whatever I want from the cloud, and (b) 32GB is plenty of local storage for a Chromebook. Thus far, I am very happy with the purchase, and highly recommend it.