The laptop as a whole is fast, reliable and relatively light. However its major pitfall is its screen size. Its non-widescreen nature brings the laptop right down in versatility. Nevertheless the screen size does allow for a more compact laptop but do not buy this laptop if you are an avid multimedia user. The battery has failed me after two years (no longer holding charge) but with lithium batteries there is always that risk. The fingerprint reader is a slight novelty feauture and is not particularly useable requiring a very slow careful stroke. The password protection feature makes most sense. Overall though this is a perfect laptop if wanted for work use. Installation was a simple matter requiring no effort or expertise. Similarly the laptop is very easy to use, I myself used a apple mac before and found the transition very simple. Despite its small flaws, i would highly recommend this laptop.