It took me a lot of headache to find an ideal notebook for myself around 30k. I wasn't looking for specs alone, my main priority was the build quality and exclusivity in terms of design and brand. I looked out for the most trusted laptop brands, and Asus came very close to Apple and neck to neck with Dell. After a thorough comparison, I realized this machine ticked almost all the right boxes for me, you could get a similar featured Hp machine for ?6k less but they are cheaper for a reason, you'll see why. 1. Design and Aesthetics : 5/5 2. Build Quality: 4/5 3. Display: 3/5 4. Performance: 4/5 5. Gaming : 4/5 6. Sound Quality : 5/5 7. Battery Life: 4/5 As evident from the rating, the design, build quality and the sound output are the Unique Selling Propositions. I had a great experience with the speakers so far, the sound for the most part is a blessing. At near full volume, it gets a little distorted but overall remains well composed. I haven't seen better sound quality coming from a laptop at this price point. The aesthetics are pleasing to the eye, the design makes it look much slimmer than it actually is. The build is solid and sturdy with simple and plain plastic surfacing over most of the part. I haven't really tested gaming to the extremes but I did test half a dozen high end games, some work flawlessly at high settings while others could manage well at medium settings. NVidea 930 GPU at this price point is great to have, but the i3 CPU could play a spoiler if the game is too demanding. Multitasking and processing left little to complain about so far. But sometimes you feel like clock rate should have been a little more. Coming to the battery life, i never calculated the exact time so far, but at low brightness i do get good results. At normal usage, expect around 5 hours. I won't say exceptional, but in no way average. I had no issues with battery life so far. Display isn't one of the strong points, courtesy : viewing angles. If you are watching a movie with your friends, they might have some difficulty in getting a clear shot. The resolution is decent for 30k, color balance seems natural : doesn't strain your eyes too much. Asus bloatware (Splendid Technology) does an effective job here. I got this offline for less than 33k with some accessories. Overall , I'm highly satisfied with my buy. This is the best you could go with an i3 at this budget. If you are a college student, this is a trustworthy machine to go for, you wont regret. I'm giving it 5 stars not because it is completely flawless but because I don`t see a better quality-specs-design combination in the market yet. Highly Recommended! :)