Two aspects are not satisfying my needs ... I have a problem with my Bluetooth devices ... just stops playing the music as soon as connected ... and it does not connect as good to wifi ... it is a bit too slow and it should have a stronger wifi receiver ... my HTC phone picks the signal up much better ... this are the reasons why it is just average for me ... a pity because if this would be doing fine it certainly would get five stars ...
This is great device with the reasonable price, especially for students. I bought it for my son, and school uses it for education system, my son utilize it a lot, and it is good enough.
Pros: Inexpensive, Lightweight, fast boot-up for use
I'll take this and the $700 left in my pocket over a mac air
on October 9, 2014
Posted by: OttoNYCLA
from Los Angeles, CA, USA
Expertise:Intermediate
I love mac. Hate PC. Don't have deep pockets. This machine was the answer for home use/travel. If you are a coder, play 3d games, etc, this is not for you. I browse the web, watch movies while traveling (sometimes using a flashdrive to make up for the limited memory when traveling so I have more options to choose from to watch), do light doc work using google docs/spreadsheet. Easy to then sync up on my iMac at work, because I live on chrome. In fact, I prefer the simplicity of chrome docs to MS office (every time MS "upgrades" their software they just add more confusing buttons) - and chrome docs are compatible w/ MS (and there is the free web version of MS too), so I will NEVER buy MS software again!! I dropped this machine from a height of 4 feet onto a hard wood floor (by mistake - NOT to test it) over a year ago - not even a mark on the case! Been loving this machine since 6/26/13 (writing this review on 10/9/14). Very good battery life, a decent screen and an excellent keyboard and trackpad (didn't skip a beat going from my imac keyboard to this one). I also have an old imac at home - it sits on my desk gathering dust. Did a lot of research on cheap windows machines before buying this - sure they may be more "powerful," but I'd rather have the lightening fast boot-up, battery life, simplicity of operation, LIGHT-weight package and NO viruses any day over being able to brag that "I could design a Mars landing module while pretending to save the galaxy from space invaders."
This computer is sleek and a great size but once you open it up and login it's difficult to use. Requires certain apps to download certain file types. To me it's just a pain! Would not recommend.... Huge disappointment.
Pros: Bright display, Inexpensive, Lightweight
Cons: Did not meet expectations, difficult functionality
Boots in less than 15 seconds and connects pretty quick to WIFI. I use it mostly for online video and email, which is perfect for this. Almost no devices connect to it other than mem sticks, but I don't run a lot of peripherals. Works exactly as I bought it for.
Pros: Bright display, Inexpensive, Lightweight, boot time