At the notebook I can only report positive so far. It is my third Toshiba and with all I was very pleased. Enjoyed my RAM to 8GB extended and everything runs smoothly at the 4GB there was here and there a few jerk-ler. The grooves on the housing are not for everybody, it bothers me only when clean. It is I think well made and all connections are easily accessible and stable. The 8.1 is better than I thought I had the W7 and if you understand it, I find it even better than the W7. Now this is my conclusion after a few days it will follow after some time an update.