Reviewers Liked

  • Good performance, colorful keyboard illumination, fast WLAN, Thunderbolt 3
  • Good maintenance options, good system performance, modern design, fast Wi-Fi
  • Quad-core processor, very fast 512 GB SSD, bright display with great viewing angles, no clouding, highly configurable, backlit keyboard, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (Type-C), user-replaceable battery, optical drive, remains fairly cool

Reviewers Didn't Like

  • Loud under load, low PWM frequency
  • Loud under load, display with poor contrast, mushy mouse buttons
  • Case rigidity, battery life only mediocre, speakers, charger barely adequate, subpar port distribution