Any reason NOT to buy this build?

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CPU: Intel® Core™ i3-2310M Mobile Processor 2.10 GHz 3M Intel Smart Cache
HDD: 320GB 5400RPM SATA300 Hard Drive
MEMORY: 4GB (4GBx1) DDR3-1333 SODIMM Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)
MOTHERBOARD: Intel HM65 Chipset Mainboard
SOUND: Built-in 3D Premium Surround Sound
VIDEO: Intel Integrated GFX PCIe Video

From cyberpower... New sandybridge chipset, good ram, seems like quality parts, total cost is ~530.

Any reason to avoid this laptop?

Or anyone have any better buys than this?
 

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The screen is a HUGE plus. And I gutted the copy of Windows, I have 3 laying around and its not a big deal for me, which drops the price a bit.

Any negatives?

And is it worth the i5 upgrade?
 

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Maybe some VERY light gaming, but moreso looking for battery life and so forth for school, I'm trying to avoid making this a gaming laptop... I get too tempted.
 

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So, again, final questions that I have repeated but other questions have been answered first.

What possible PROBLEMS do you see with this setup?

And are there any competitors that can come close to this?