forum thread Posted by Dr.Wajahat • 3d ago
Apr 30, 2025 1:46 PM
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forum thread Posted by Dr.Wajahat • 3d ago
Apr 30, 2025 1:46 PM
ASUS V16: 16” FHD+ 144Hz, Intel Core 7 240H, RTX 3050 6GB, 16GB DDR5, 512GB SSD $849.99
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This should be like $400-$500 at most to be a slick deal. My friend got a 16" gaming laptop for $1200 for much better specs 2 year ago. A 3050 can only run at 1080p and become a fireball for games.
I kept getting the Blue Screen of Death.
The Geek Squad "FIXED it" THREE times, but shortly after I got it home, same thing, BSOD!
Sent it into the Asus service center, and when I got it back 15 days later, got BSOD twice within 4 minutes.
They said the warranty does NOT include any replacements or refunds.
I will never buy another Asus product. And will avoid buying from Best Buy also.
PS - This is the one I bought:
https://slickdeals.net/f/18095260-asus-vivobook-s-15-15-6-3k-oled-120hz-ryzen-ai-9-hx-370-32gb-lpddr5-1tb-ssd-1299-99?p=175604200&
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April 25 EDIT: I talked to the Best Buy store manager yesterday, hoping that they could step up & help a loyal customer out. Nope! But he did take this opportunity to tell me that I should have bought their ($180) Total membership plan (within 1 or 2 weeks of purchase), so that I might have been eligible to have gotten store credit or exchange. No, I don't think I will.
PS - Asus has a D- rating at the Better Business Bureau - Failure to respond to 83 complaint(s) filed against business
https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/fremont...1116-16870
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I kept getting the Blue Screen of Death.
The Geek Squad "FIXED it" THREE times, but shortly after I got it home, same thing, BSOD!
Sent it into the Asus service center, and when I got it back 15 days later, got BSOD twice within 4 minutes.
They said the warranty does NOT include any replacements or refunds.
I will never buy another Asus product. And will avoid buying from Best Buy also.
PS - This is the one I bought:
https://slickdeals.net/f/18095260-asus-vivobook-s-15-15-6-3k-oled-120hz-ryzen-ai-9-hx-370-32gb-lpddr5-1tb-ssd-1299-99?p=175604200&
.
April 25 EDIT: I talked to the Best Buy store manager yesterday, hoping that they could step up & help a loyal customer out. Nope! But he did take this opportunity to tell me that I should have bought their ($180) Total membership plan (within 1 or 2 weeks of purchase), so that I might have been eligible to have gotten store credit or exchange. No, I don't think I will.
PS - Asus has a D- rating at the Better Business Bureau - Failure to respond to 83 complaint(s) filed against business
https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/fremont...1116-16870
Deal isn't the best imo... If it was a 3k OLED be allot better at that price
Knowledge is power.
PS - imho, I'm helping the people on SD, the way I would like to have been helped BEFORE I buy things. Isn't that what this group is about??
I had a Dell, and before that, an HP laptop... and was hoping that Asus was going to be better. But it became the worse tech experience of my life.
PS - at least 83 other people had a bad experience with Asus products. And if only 10% of unhappy Asus customers actually went thru the trouble of creating an account at the BBB and submitting a complaint, then that number could be closer to 830 !!