My ceiling price for a laptop was £400.00, so through internet researching up popped Acer Aspire, with the features that I was seeking, Hard Drive capacity, amount of USB ports, 3 Gig memory, good battery life. The 5536 fitted the bill the best. The laptop itself, am pleased with. The manual very basic, too basic, if you run into trouble shooting situations. Stylish in look and there is plenty of time to sign up for Microsoft Office (2 months)as it is on trial to begin with. Overall, am delighted the item with no major hangs ups about it, value for money, excellent.