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Standard shutdown, next day this computer was hot to touch probably a fire hazard. Internals fried slow battery dies fast, touchscreen stopped working
Sent it in RMA they never repaired touchscreen got a full refund.
It's nice and fast when it worked but I'm not risking it again
The cheeseball 60hz panel just kills it for me. ASUS is so sh*t for brains, so many of their offerings have great specs on their marketing webpages and then the US release is trash. Add their abysmal support and rampant hardware failures (already noted above) to the mix and this is a hard pass. Sucks because, on the surface, their laptops look and feel awesome.
I bought the Vivobook S 14 deal for $450 a couple months ago, and initially I was thinking maybe I should have held out for something beefier and paid more, but after dealing with the headaches of their sh*tty BIOS drivers and absolute trash Win11 experience all around, I realized that $400 to $500 is right around the price range you probably should stay within in this territory and in hindsight I'm very happy I did. The Ryzen AI 365 / 370 or Intel Core Ultra (Series 2 specifically, eg 226 / 256 / 258 / 285) w/ 16gb / 24gb / 32gb RAM are both great chipsets that can do a lot more than expected at very high power efficiency, and can be had for a very attractive price if you hold out for the right deal. This isn't it though IMO.
Last edited by rbross3030 May 12, 2025 at 06:29 PM.
Sad that Asus never really turned into the high-quality manufacturer that we were all hoping for-- they had years of decent motherboards back in the early 2000s and then they trailed off making horrendous laptops, monitors, etc...
I know Asus is far from perfect, but I'm tempted to roll the dice here. There is no competition with a similar size (13 to 14 inch) and weight that also has a dgpu and 2 in 1 form factor, is there? On top of that, specs are strong for the price, and build quality is solid. Main concern is software and drivers, but in theory that's fixable stuff and this one has been out for a while now.
I bought one about a week ago (5/14) and been putting it through it's paces and I haven't had any problems as of yet. I wanted a nice small, thin laptop with a metal body and a up to date graphics card and processor and it fit the bill. I was debating between this one and an ASUS ROG Zephyrus and wound up going with the PX13 as it was cheaper, smaller, had touch & pen support and did the 360 Flip thing also. The only thing I don't like about it is that it has a 4050 Nvida card instead of a 4060 or 4070 but I really aint no gamer anyhow so it will do. It seems like a dang nice laptop to me and will be great for travel and also playing with around the house when I don't feel like messing with the desktop. I loaded Photoshop CS6 (cant stand the thought of paying a subscription) and Red Dead 2 on it and everything's been great so far but I'll update the post if I have any problems. To really get into Red Dead though I need to find me a new gaming controller, as both my PS4 and XBOX 360 controllers have crapped out on me, as both of them have been sitting way too long it seems! LOL!
I bought one about a week ago (5/14) and been putting it through it's paces and I haven't had any problems as of yet. I wanted a nice small, thin laptop with a metal body and a up to date graphics card and processor and it fit the bill. I was debating between this one and an ASUS ROG Zephyrus and wound up going with the PX13 as it was cheaper, smaller, had touch & pen support and did the 360 Flip thing also. The only thing I don't like about it is that it has a 4050 Nvida card instead of a 4060 or 4070 but I really aint no gamer anyhow so it will do. It seems like a dang nice laptop to me and will be great for travel and also playing with around the house when I don't feel like messing with the desktop. I loaded Photoshop CS6 (cant stand the thought of paying a subscription) and Red Dead 2 on it and everything's been great so far but I'll update the post if I have any problems. To really get into Red Dead though I need to find me a new gaming controller, as both my PS4 and XBOX 360 controllers have crapped out on me, as both of them have been sitting way too long it seems! LOL!
Is yours still running strong? I really liked mine until it overheated from charging and fried
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Sent it in RMA they never repaired touchscreen got a full refund.
It's nice and fast when it worked but I'm not risking it again
I bought the Vivobook S 14 deal for $450 a couple months ago, and initially I was thinking maybe I should have held out for something beefier and paid more, but after dealing with the headaches of their sh*tty BIOS drivers and absolute trash Win11 experience all around, I realized that $400 to $500 is right around the price range you probably should stay within in this territory and in hindsight I'm very happy I did. The Ryzen AI 365 / 370 or Intel Core Ultra (Series 2 specifically, eg 226 / 256 / 258 / 285) w/ 16gb / 24gb / 32gb RAM are both great chipsets that can do a lot more than expected at very high power efficiency, and can be had for a very attractive price if you hold out for the right deal. This isn't it though IMO.
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
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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