the aluminum construction is every bit as nice as my 12 ` ` macbook , the keyboard is excellent and has better travel / feedback and the trackpad is the best i ' ve used on any asus portable .####[['keyboard', 'KEYBOARD#GENERAL', 'positive'], ['travel / feedback', 'LAPTOP#PORTABILITY', 'positive'], ['trackpad', 'HARDWARE#GENERAL', 'positive']]