compact and light; fast Wi-Fi; numerous maintenance options; nimble SSD; fan silent at idle; decent display; full-sized SD card reader; good battery life
case creaks when pressure is applied; no Thunderbolt 3; no USB Gen 2; comes with only one-year warranty; dim display; Core i7-8565U throttles under sustained load; limited GPU performance because of single-channel mode; fan pulsates slightly; high bottom case temperatures