Good bang for the buck for a modern laptop but poor build quality as it is mostly plastic, I suggest looking for something more heavy duty. Also look for existing reviews from people who have already bought the machine and pictures of the machine when it is taken apart. If it is all plastic do not buy it period if it is retail as they break more often than machines with metal bodies. Also look at the cooling before you purchase as you should avoid machines with poor quality cooling such as HP/Compaq. A really good built laptop for example a Thinkpad T500/510 that has metal chassis that maintains its shape when the machine sustains a fall without cracking.