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Much has been written already in reviews, so I'll stick to two things: comparing it to the previous Asus Flip c100, and using a stylus with it (something people thinking about the Samsung Chromebook Plus/Pro would be interested in). c100 Comparison: I've had this for only a couple days. It seems pretty fast. A lot faster than the c100. It's much smoother with web pages and android apps, and the touch screen is more responsive. It's still not quiiite as buttery smooth as a macbook pro (it's also only 20-30% of the price, which is crazy). For example, scrolling in a PDF is fast but not super super smooth. The build quality is a bit better than the c100. There's not as much flex, it's a bit more premium feeling. The finish is very very similar. Keyboard is a bit nicer, not tons. So yes, the build quality is way better than the majority of (plastic) chromebooks out there, but not way better than the c100 (because that's already pretty nice). As many have said, it approaches macbook pro build quality (and looks). Screen is slightly brighter than the c100 (not a lot), and slightly better (sharper). The difference is discernible, but certainly not a big difference. Again, a much much better screen than the TN screens on many chromebooks, ..but the c100 screen is also much better than those. It's significantly larger and heavier than the c100. One of the things I like best about the c100 is how ultraportable it is. Sometimes I forget it's in my bag. The c302 is a significantly bigger laptop. Feels like a 13" to me, coming from such a small one. Bezels are much smaller on the c302, except the bottom one, ...but they're not thin bezels. I've included a bunch of comparison photos. Nearly identical thickness, although the c302 *feels* thicker/more substantial. Stylus: I ordered the Meko 2-pack, 2-type stylus (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01E0LHE26). The c302's competitor, the Samsung Chromebook Pro, comes with a stylus. I went with the Asus c302 over the Samsung Pro because I was a bit concerned with the Pro's quality issues and the shorter battery life, ..and to a lesser extent the lack of backlit keyboard. But I did want to use a stylus occasionally for note taking/sketching. Maybe annotating pdf's. I had read in the comments of another review that the pointy/disc stylus type didnt really work with it. For me it *does*. In my experience with the apps I've tried so far (Keep android app, Kami PDF web app, and Sketchbook android app) *both* the point/disc stylus tip and the rounded metallic knob tip types work really well. If I'm writing quickly, there's a very slight lag before things appear, but nothing that will annoy me at all. One Note android app registered well and smoothly, but was more laggy. The way I see it, the main thing you're missing is the palm rejection that you get with the Pro (because it has a pen digitizer in the screen). For casual use, this will work fine for me. (fyi - all the styluses I've tried with the c100 [including this Meko, either tip] have been miserable and useless.) So I'm very happy and relieved to see it working excellently on the c302. Final, initial thoughts: For me, the computer is a bit bigger than I would like. Ideally, it would be a 11.5-12" (not 12.5") screen with minimal bezels, which would make it almost as small as the c100. The default scaling 1536x864 looks excellent and sharp to me. Holding it in tablet mode is awkard given it's size and weight - more so than the c100. However, most of the time if I want horizontal tablet mode I'll use the "stand" mode (keyboard face down in my lap, screen angled up). Portrait tablet mode works better than expected because it's thin, has a magnetic closure, and has a large side bezel. I'll try to update this in the coming days and weeks as I use this more. Feel free to ask questions. Overall I'm very happy so far ..just very stingy with my 5-star ratings. I might change it to a 5-star in the coming days.