I've been using the laptop for a few weeks now and I've found it is a good and reliable performer. Setup was easy so I was up and running quickly. Has all the HP software to protect you from downloading virus etc which is great but can be annoying, but its easy to "trust" files so they open in your favourite apps. Battery life is around 5 hours which is shorter than I was led to believe from reviews, but this is OK. Build quality is very good and it is great to have a numeric keypad again!