Asus Vivobook 17X Laptop: 17.3" 1080p, i5-12500H, 8GB DDR4, 512GB SSD Expired

Thanks, but I also need the 17". My current 14" daily driver is getting harder to see as I get older. I'm not ready to admit I need glasses yet. LOL

Reporting back after successful Staples pickup and addition of 16gb TeamGroup brand DDR4 SODIMM.

Ram used: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089W6WV3L

Decent build quality, body entirely made of polymer (injection molded) but feels quite durable. There is a nice "texture" to the screen bezel that breaks up the otherwise plain design. Decent screen in my opinion. Perfectly fine for streaming, general office work. Unclear on maximum brightness nits, but is usable outside on a sunny day. Have not had a chance to test the battery life yet.

Removal of the back panel is very simple, all screws are Philips and only two different sizes. Used a plastic guitar pick style wedge to remove the back panel, and it pops out with ease.

Does come preloaded with McAfee bloatware and some Asus tools but not much else. One thing that is interesting is their decision to "tilt" the NVME slot to compensate for the large fan.

https://imgur.com/a/7D75c6U

All in all, happy with this machine so far. This replaced my mother's Dell Inspiron 15.6 from 2015 that was having display issues. The "case" size is about the same as the old dell, but added ~1.7 inches of screen real-estate. As others have said, this is definitely overkill for my mother who is 63 and will primarily use this for streaming and light photo editing. That being said, she only gets a new computer once every decade or so, so I felt at this pricepoint this Asus was a good move.

Thanks for sharing this deal!

Lol. You think 63 year old people are going to re-learn an operating system? Most of them can't use windows as it is, and it's been out for 30 years.