Thinner and lighter than the competition, but surprisingly robust despite the lid being only 3.3 mm thick.

Opening the lid doesn’t tip up the whole thing, and start-up is virtually instantaneous – a real blessing. The fingerprint function of the On/Off key is the most reliable I have come across. Better connection options than many (I need HDMI). The fan is inobtrusive.

Display not quite as good as Apple’s but is still excellent: screen magnification is factory-set to slightly enlarged, but reduce it to 100% and it’s still excellent – can read 2 dense documents side-by-side.
Video is as good as you could want, but sound is better through headphones or buds.

I’m a heavy user and I hate a dull display, so a full battery charge lasts only about 6 hours, though it’s still long enough not to have to take the charger everywhere, and anyway the transformer is small and light. You can extend physical battery life by limiting max charge to 85%, but the jury’s out on how well that works, and it further limits charge life.

Nice positive keyboard, beautifully backlit in the dark (if that’s your thing). The large touchpad is surprisingly good: you can alter the sensitivity so your drooping thumb doesn’t shift the cursor while you type, and the adjustable scroll works beautifully.

My worst gripes are:
Camera is only 720p. Since I have to use Microsoft Teams a lot (heaven help me) I’d expect better resolution at this price.
And you can’t tell when Num Lock is on – it should have a light, like Caps Lock. The numeric keypad is needed for Home/End/Page Up/Page Down, and half the time you Page Down when you want “3”, though you get used to doing a test keypress first.

I’m not disappointed. I bought it because it was best for the price, and I need a large screen and Windows. I wasn’t seduced by the promotion of free ear buds, but I have to say I do love them!