I was bought this laptop as a present and i have not been disappointed. It is very easy to start up and for a first time laptop user i was a little apprehensive about things like battery life and other problems. The battery lasts a good 2:30 to 3 hours which give long enough to do what ever needs doing without worrying about it shutting down. I have had this laptop for a few years and have been able to install and run everything that has come my way.

The laptop is not to heavy so if you have it resting on your legs it wont make you feel like there is a boulder resting there, and unlike some other laptops it doesn't burn your legs with the fan over heating.

All in all i would say this is a great starters piece of equipment and does what it says on the box and a little bit more.

The laptop has a 15.6" widescreen and comes with windows 7 as standard, it runs most games with ease but i wouldn't advise trying to run to many applications at once as it only has a 2gb ram. You can pick one up for around £300 and as far as the other laptops in the same price bracket go i think this is one of the better options.