I have to say the screen and the red backlight are my favorite features. My old Alienware m17x is just so bulky, no battery life, dark TN panel. This has all the features to fix those things, albeit a smaller screen but increased portability. Sucks that Highlander wasn't open to the public. I live not too far away from Leadville , would have been great to LAN at the summit of Mt. Elbert.