forum thread Posted by Rokket | Staff • Yesterday
May 10, 2025 5:02 AM
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forum thread Posted by Rokket | Staff • Yesterday
May 10, 2025 5:02 AM
ASUS VivoBook 17: 17" FHD, i3-1215U, 8GB DDR4, 512GB SSD $289.99 + Free Shipping
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I would strongly urge you to look at a laptop with an Intel Xe GPU at the minimum. This laptop will work but the GPU is just the minimum.
Don't think 8 gig is adequate for that. The os itself would take at least half, so, with a dozen or two browsing tabs and one or two apps, system would start paging.
So, you're likely going to need additional memory. The Laptop has 1 Slot to install memory, and 8 gig is soldered.
The max memory is either 40 gig or 20 gig, two different sites two different numbers, don't know which one is correct.
No offense to the OP, or any lucky Asus fans, but FYI / FWIW - Here's my 4/16/2025, Asus Vivobook S 15 review on Best Buy:
I kept getting the Blue Screen of Death. Averaging about 5+ per day!
The Geek Squad "FIXED it" THREE times, but shortly after I got it home, same thing, BSOD!
Sent it into the Asus service center, & when I got it back 15 days later, got BSOD twice within 4-min.
They said the warranty does NOT include any replacements or refunds.
I will never buy another Asus product.
And I will also avoid buying anything from Best Buy.
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 for their store credit or exchange. Fk that!
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
**** MORE from others ****
ASUS warranty is an epic scam. [from 15-yr Asus fan]
https://www.reddit.com/r/ASUS/com...epic_scam/
I am never buying ASUS equipment again due to their poor warranty service [from 10-yr Asus fan]
https://www.reddit.com/r/ASUS/com...in_due_to/
PSA: If you ever did a warranty claim with Asus and felt like they ripped you off, read this.
https://www.reddit.com/r/ASUS/com...with_asus/
Did you get the replacement of your Asus laptop? [fought with Asus for 8 MONTHS]
https://www.quora.com/Did-you-get...r/Mady-595
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