~Build Quality - device feels good, not great but good. its strudy and the screen doesnt wobble or flex much. The base itself is a solid plastic or magnesium texture. The thickness of the laptop is definitely on the bigger side, at .88 inches. id say this is similar to a standard windows laptop in overall quality. But better than MOST of the chromebooks out there. like the hp 13 G1
~connectivity - two usb ports and one usb-c port, a hdmi port and a full size sd card slot. This thing is packed. i really wish it had a usb-c on both sides of the laptop to make being tethered to a power cord much feasible. And the powercord has a decent sized power brick. Not too heavy though
~Screen - Looks great, very clear and the brightness with i believe is about 240nits shows well, without being underwhelming in bright rooms. the matte finish is awesome for reducing reflections from lights which always drives me nuts with glass screens.
~Keyboard - The key travel is about medium overall, its maybe a tad shallow personally id like a little more movement, it reminds me of 2012 macbooks since i had that as my previous workhorse. they move with adequate pressure, without wiggling side to side, stable and good feeling keys. Also the backlight has several brightness levels which is great, it stays on each keypress for roughly 35 seconds each time.
~track-pad - Not great, response is decent for scrolling and tasks that aren't too precise but when trying to close windows down. i find that my finger doesn't always glide over the surface since its not super smooth, so my finger will jump or skip at points as i push it across the track-pad and takes more effort to do certain selections. second quirk is the very far left corner of the track-pad is somewhat loose and moved up and down about .5mm or so. In actual use this creates a problem. You get the feeling your actually clicking the mouse pointer and nothing happens because it feels like its actually clicking all the way down, then you realize you need to push harder and click it works. Poor quality control there in my opinion. also the top half of the track-pad is on a hinge, so it doesn't click only the bottom half moves. i dislike this design but takes a bit getting used to for a mac user.
***EDIT*** Date: 8/21/2016, i decided that the track-pad must be defective after researching more, and exchanged the unit for another on amazon, i didn't want to initially i figured id get used to it but i was very wrong it made me start to dislike using the laptop over time. The good news is the replacement has NO SUCH problem and so far its perfect. The track-pad performance also is a bit better and i notice much less loss of response when scrolling from one side of the track pad to the other.
~speakers - sound is great, its quite clear both mids and highs, little to no bass can be felt but this is normal for a laptop. i
~performance - Everything runs flawlessly aside from a random stutter (probably chrome related not the cpu) i have no fans kicking on during wifi browsing or movies, either that or i cant hear them. However the Fan runs full speed in sleep mode for a little bit, and continuously during charging. Not sure why but i assume its fast charging creates heat.
~battery life - so far I'm very happy with the battery life, it lasts a long time (8+ hours) during use, brightness set to 50% and mixed use of youtube and web browsing. It doesn't match the claimed 10 hours in reality but glad its still above average.****EDIT**** in reality i am getting more like 6-7 hours of heavy usage. So its not the greatest when your doing things other than Documents etc. I watch yourtube clips alot and your see your estimated time plummet quite quickly
| Standing screen display size | 14 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Max Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 Pixels |
| Processor | 2.3 GHz core_i3_6100u |
| RAM | 8 GB LPDDR3 |
| Hard Drive | SSD |
| Graphics Coprocessor | HD Graphics 520 |
| Chipset Brand | Intel |
| Card Description | Integrated |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 3 GB |
| Wireless Type | 802.11ac |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 2 |
| Average Battery Life (in hours) | 10 Hours |
