The laptop that removed the trackpad edges, the function row and the headphone jack in the name of design. Reviewers called it gorgeous and hard to live with, and that verdict has not softened.
This entry is written from the 4 sources listed at the bottom of the page. The numbers are our editorial estimates drawn from that material, not measurements, and no statistical sample sits behind them.
The pattern in the sources is regret. Only 45% of owners say they would buy it again, and satisfaction falls from 7.9 to 5.9 out of 10 by the two-year mark.
The design stops impressing and the ergonomics start deciding. This is where owners either adapted to the invisible controls or gave up on them.
The invisible trackpad stays a daily irritation for many owners. Thermal behaviour limits it for sustained work. Dongle dependence never stops being a dongle dependence.
It is a real product that works, but its launch reception (71 out of 100 for hype) ran well ahead of how owners feel about it later. The invisible trackpad stays a daily irritation for many owners. That gap is what the regret score measures.
Worth it for: People who value design above all; Light work in a fixed setting; Anyone who tried the trackpad in a shop first. Think twice if: You rely on feeling function keys; You run sustained heavy workloads; You plug in headphones and peripherals constantly.
Our reading of how sentiment moves across an ownership period, drawn from the sources below. It is an editorial estimate, not tracked longitudinal data.
| At purchase | 7.8 / 10 |
|---|---|
| First week | 7.9 / 10 |
| One month | 6.7 / 10 |
| Six months | 6.1 / 10 |
| One year | 5.9 / 10 |
| Two years or more | 5.9 / 10 |
Owner reviews move this score. The researched figure stays visible next to it, so you can always see what the sources said before anyone voted.
Leave a review on the live pageEvery complaint and every piece of praise above traces back to these. The summaries are ours; nothing is quoted, and no link, quote or username anywhere on this site is invented.
Review framing the machine as a direct trade of usability for appearance.
Assesses the design choices against the experience of daily use.
Explains why the invisible touchpad is a usability problem and how a rival solved it.
Owner-perspective write-up of living with the machine.