I use this computer at home, not for gaming or heavy duty processing. After about 3 months of use I'd strongly recommend this machine to a friend. If you're the "IT person" for your parents / grandparents this would be a great machine to recommend to them as it's fairly cheap and easy to operate.
Runs Windows 10, goes from off to login screen in under 10 seconds. This unit does not have a touch screen. The keyboard is backlit and has a dedicated number pad which is handier than you might initially think.
The screen is very uniform and bright and high resolution Netflix and YouTube videos look great.
It has a DVD drive which allows you to run some old school content and install software w/out the need for an external DVD drive. You can watch DVDs directly if you're in a place that doesn't have good wifi to get to streaming content. A stack of DVDs and some headphones and the kids in the back seat can be content for a few hours.
It also has a slot for an SD card in the front which is handy if you, again, run old school data from a camera or other device. Plus, you can quickly augment available storage for not a lot of $$.
As for storage space on the hard drive, turns out that most folks likely won't fill it up that quickly. I have 191 GB left. If you have a ton of images you're probably running an external drive or saving to the cloud. Point is, be it SD cards or an external drive the 237 GB available on this rig shouldn't make too many folks wish they bought a terabyte of space. If that is the case, you can upgrade the actual drive it came to that but most users aren't going to do this.
I can't speak to battery life as it's used mostly on the breakfast bar while plugged in. If you're looking for a machine that can quickly surf the internet and do day to day word processing and spreadsheets I think you'd be satisfied.
The 8 GB of ram and the solid state hard drive seem to be the secrets to this rig's performance. Silent running and reflexes like an over caffeinated cat.
I can't find any particular annoyances with this machine apart from maybe the number lock and not being sure if the number pad is "active" or not. Apart from that, it's intuitive and quick for most everyone.
| Standing screen display size | 15.6 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Max Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 Pixels |
| Processor | 1.8 GHz core_i7 |
| RAM | 8 GB DDR4 |
| Memory Speed | 1.8 GHz |
| Hard Drive | 256 GB SSD |
| Graphics Coprocessor | NVIDIA GeForce MX150 |
| Chipset Brand | NVIDIA |
| Card Description | Dedicated |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 2 GB |
| Wireless Type | 802.11ac |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 3 |
| Average Battery Life (in hours) | 15 Hours |
