Works and Does the Job

I needed a work computer that was fast and got the job done. This did the job I needed it to do, and can handle playing League of Legends when I need to unwind. Definitely a good idea to go for an SSD, and this price point is hard to beat. Also, really happy that it didn’t come with a lot of preinstalled apps that just tend to slowdown the computer. The speaker is pretty nice and powerful. I love how lightweight it is and how slim. However, you do get what you pay for. There are four major reasons I gave this a lower rating: 1) I downloaded a driver updater software and found that a lot of the drivers were outdated, the WiFi driver being a major one that was outdated by about 5 years or so. Why weren’t the drives checked and updated prior to shipment? 2) The keys are not backlit which makes it damn near impossible to work with the laptop in a dark room at night. This was a major turn off for me, and I wish it was made more apparent in the description. I suppose I could have analyzed the photos more, but in today’s age, what laptop doesn’t come with backlit keyboards? 3) The screen is really bothering me. I thought I would love the idea of a touch screen, reminiscent of my iPad, but the picture quality is just not that great. Everything seems so whitewashed and the colours look faded. Tried to see if it’s a contrast and brightness setting issue, but I couldn’t figure out how to even configure that. By no means am I expecting the screen resolution to come anywhere near close to my iPad Pro, but still, I can’t get over the lack of color saturation the screen can handle. 4) Even though I mentioned that the speakers are nice and powerful, I’ve noticed that the audio quality quickly deteriorates as I increase the volume. The audio becomes crackly. I’ve never gone above a volume setting if 15 (out of 100). 5) This one was not so major because I’m not sure if it’s simply a setting issue in Windows or what, but I’ve noticed that simply closing the laptop does not automatically lock Windows. If privacy is important for you, then be advised that if you previously entered your passcode to login to your computer, then you close the laptop to run to another meeting, opening your laptop does not prompt you to enter your passcode again. It just automatically logs you in.Read full review

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