I was a bit worried about the m3 processor but its low-power, fanless design is actually perfect for on the go computing. Battery lasts a full workday. Screen is beautiful. Windows hello works every time really quickly. I can just open up the laptop and get right to work from anywhere without fiddling with floppy tablet keyboard cases or waiting for traditional laptops to wake up. It has really increased my productivity when I’m on the go. It won’t replace my desktop pc, but it now is my go to device when i want to do something quickly. Also, it is a delight to use on my lap, unlike my ipad pro. It is also really light and slim. I feel like this is a great MacBook 12 inch competitior for Windows users, but it is better than the MacBook. It is faster and less laggy. Also, it has better port selection. I ilke the traditional usb port with a mini display port. Also, the surface connector future proofs the laptop because Microsoft will come out with a usb c dongle for it later this year. The keyboard is absoultely phenomenal. I love typing on it and can type fast and accurately. It has a forward delete key, and page up and page down keys which I use all the time to scroll through web pages. The alcantara is actually really nice and feels durable. My only negative for this laptop is that for data intensive operations, the m3 processor is painfully underpowered. But this would be a rare use case for most people. For most people web-surfing, document editing, emailing, and using productivity programs, this laptop is plenty powerful and fast. In fact, the underpowered aspect is an advantage for portablility, silent operation and battery life. I did upgrade to Windows 10 Pro right away and the performance has been shockingly good. I am really picky about my tools and I really love this device. It is just a perfectly balanced and well-crafted portable productivity device. If you're looking for something more for entertainment, I would recommend an iPad. If you need a main PC to do your heavy-lifting, I would recommend something with at least an i5 processor and more storage. But if you need a computer you can throw in your bag without worrying about the weight, and whip it out whenever you need it and get to work right away without lag and without fuss, this is the perfect computer.

I wanted a smaller, lighter laptop to replace my old Asus laptop. This one was on sale and at the right price point. I love the size, the 2k resolution screen, the 128 GB SSD drive, touch screen, and the backlit keyboard. It has an ascetically pleasing design, and has a premium feel and look to it. It is very thin and lightweight, two of the most important qualities I was looking for. The screen is very sharp and bright and as I said I love the adjustable backlit keyboard. It is very fast booting and powerful enough for all my tasks. If there is a drawback it is that it is impossible to open up to either replace the battery or upgrade the memory. An SD card reader would have been nice and it only has one USB 3 port. But I guess that is a compromise for its light weight and size. All in all I am very pleased with my purchase.

For a Windows 10 laptop, this was among the best I tried. I'll compare it to my 2011 Apple Macbook Air, which it has replaced. The overall performance is no better than the 7 year old Apple, which is to say, it's fast enough for my needs. The keyboard has a longer than average stroke for such machines, but it is noisier than some. It also occasionally fails to register a stroke which your ear and finger says was made. The touchpad is very good for a Windows machine, but it is not as good as on the old Air. The Apple integrates various multi-finger gestures better and into a wider array of applications. It also fails to register some taps, requiring you to make a full "click" press to get its attention. This will happen on the Apple, but far less often. While good at rejecting your palm, it is a little too sensitive to a stray finger passing over it, much more so than the Apple. The screen is sharper than the old Apple and has better contrast, but the older machine was good enough. I chose the Core m processor figuring it would have no cooling fan, and I was not disappointed. This machine is eerily quite. On the Apple, when a program runs amok (Safari, for example), the computer would get hot and the cooling fan would scream. In this first week with Windows, all the software has behaved properly, so I've never felt the machine run hot. This processor is, sadly, only available with 4 MB of RAM, and this is really not enough for Windows 10 (8 MB would be better). The 4 MB is serviceable for most use, though, and I'll only regret it if I try to run some detailed engineering application. The SSD is noticeably slower than others, something I noticed when transferring my files over from two other PCs I own. Battery life is very good, but no better than the Air when it was new. While I could buy today a new, aftermarket battery for the Air, I've read this machine will not be possible to service so, for much of the innards are glued in place. The price is very attractive, and because my high school age children also use it, we qualified for a current student promo on it. For the money we paid, this machine is an excellent value, and I can recommend it for most users. If MS would offer it with 8 MB of RAM and a faster SSD, it would be nearly perfect (5 stars), quick but silent. For my work, I prefer Windows to the Mac OS, and this machine allowed me to retire the Air and an earlier Win 10 machine.

The build quality of this device is phenomenal and the keyboard is fantastic. The notebook feels extremely rigid while being very light. The battery life is also very good at around 7-8 hours of mixed use. The screen quality and speakers are also top notch especially for the price. The limitations include the 4gb of RAM and the single usb a port. Not having an additional usb c port seems like a huge oversight. The m3 processor was never a bottleneck in day to day use.

I bought this machine on 1/1/18 after having a competitors “pro” laptop for less than 3 weeks and seeing a black screen when the machine died while I was preparing a major project for school. I absolutely love this machine! It is sleek, lightweight, and responsive. I usually have an average of 12 tabs open at all times, and don’t experience any functionality issues with MS Word and Excel. The touchscreen is very precisely responsive when I’m not using the arc mouse (which I also love). The only thing I would add is another USB port, because I sometimes use the USB port to charge my phone when working on projects.