Vizio CT14-A0 14-Inch Thin Light Ultrabook Laptop PC (1.80GHz Intel Core i3-3217U Processor, 4GB RAM 128GB SSD Windows 7 Home Premium) Silver

I'm a student and so my requirements were that it be portable, decent battery life, and quick on the internet, and have ability to run chem-cad chemical engineering software without any problems. So far the battery life seems reasonable. I have my doubts that it is actually a seven hour battery, none the less its also not a 30 min battery either. It will definitely get the job done. The keyboard is a joy to type on in my opinion, i notice it is a little more difficult to be precise with keystrokes if you are not typing with your hands in the correct posture.. then again that will give you hand cramps and slow you down anyways.. plenty quick with the IB-i3 processor. However I have not gotten the chemcad disk from the office yet to see how it runs, that will be the real test I believe and I will update my review once I have tried it out. resolution on the 1600-900 is very appealing, much nicer than the 768 or whatever that is on most other ultrabooks. looks great on amazon prime and netflix. Also, not sure why but it really bugged me when i would pick up some other laptops and the screen would be wobbling back and fourth... but this one definitely doesnt have that problem, it is very solid once you open it. no wobble what so ever, so it doesn't feel cheap and plastic-like. Its a little difficult to open the screen up, which is good for me because I keep it in my backpack, so it doesn't get anything between the screen and the keyboard but i'm not sure how others feel about that. The speakers aren't bad either, considering how thin the laptop is and how small those speakers must be I think they get the job done quite well. So no complaints here on that. And probably the most attractive thing about this ultrabook is the bang for the buck, a unibody i3 ssd ultrabook that is this nice looking for only 600 bucks? I feel like it's a steal.cons:-I do wish it had a back-lit keyboard, but it is a worthy trade-off for how thin the unit is.-The trackpad is a little funky, however I really don't think its as bad as everyone is making it out to be.. there is an update on vizio's website which they need to download I suppose.Edit: This machine runs my chemcad software perfectly. Quick and responsive. Love this laptop!

I bought this to replace a five year old laptop. The price was right, it looked sleek, and in every single regard its specifications were superior. And yet, having used it for a couple weeks it feels almost like a step backwards. What gives?I'll start with the good. This is a very capable machine. After the initial setup, it goes from boot-up to ready-to-use in about 20 seconds. When I put a thumb drive into one of the USB ports, my files are ready to view in the half-second it takes my eyes to return to the screen. I haven't noticed any slow down whatsoever even when 10-11 programs are open at once, including 20-30 tabs in my browser. The screen is incredibly crisp, very high quality and the only one I've seen at this price point which is 1600 x 900. It's also very lightweight, very thin, and incredibly sexy. It feels like a much more expensive laptop than it is. On paper, it's incredible.The problems with it lie in everyday use. It seems like a shiny exterior hides shoddy craftsmanship, and unfortunately it's that craftsmanship you'll be dealing with every day, and not the specifications which lie underneath. The trackpad is awkward, and has on two occasions decided it momentarily doesn't want to work at all. When you close the lid, sometimes the laptop decides to go to sleep, other times hibernate, other times still it shuts all the way down, and on at least one occasion it responded to me closing the lid with a blue screen of death. And the keyboard is just ridiculous. It feels very comfortable, don't get me wrong, but I've had to make what feels like 50 corrections to this review so far (three in this sentence alone), because the computer alternates randomly between registering a key twice and not registering a key at all. Other people have mentioned this issue, so it's not just me, and it's annoying as hell. You cannot concentrate on writing when you have to go back and correct two or three times a sentence. Probably the one reason I'll return this laptop, if I decide to do so.The pity is I actually love this machine, and the specifications it offers are amazing for the cost. But I couldn't in good faith recommend it to someone else, not until (if) they fix the issues with the keyboard, trackpad, and the computer's general schizophrenic tendencies, which I can only assume are based in Vizio's software rather than hardware. Plus, these minor flaws give me pause. My last laptop lasted five years (and is still going strong, actually, just a little outdated), how long is this one going to last? Am I going to wake up one morning a year from now and find myself frantically searching for a data recovery company, because my SSD suddenly went kaputt? I certainly hope not, but there's no way to know.This computer is good enough that I'm probably going to take the chance and keep it, hoping to god a future driver update will fix the keyboard. But it's not something I would buy again if given the chance. Approach with caution.