I’ve owned this laptop for 2 days and it is working with no problems. Since it carries the Asus brand name I am expecting it to work for some more years, and hopefully that will be the case. I would recommend this laptop as a good basic entertainment/business/internet/general use laptop, since with a lack of a separate video card, people who play serious games, or users who require uber-fast processing and computing power will be disappointed. I personally was hoping it would be a bit more agile than it is, but I think it is fast enough for users who aren’t picky and count how many seconds windows takes to load, and after the mail in rebate, for the price one cannot really complain-a good deal. Bloatware that comes with it is not too overwhelming-Microsoft Office trial, Micro Trend anti-virus trial, and Asus utilities-took me about 20-30 minutes to clean the computer up-but some may find the utilities useful and/or entertaining.
The external build of the laptop is fairly sturdy and I was happy about that since I’ll do a lot of travelling with it. It’s a little bigger than I expected, but actually feels as heavy or lighter than my old 14″ HP laptop. The screen is nice a big for those who like that. A couple of parts seemed cheaply built to me in contrast with the rest of the laptop-the first is the battery casing, which contained some bent, pealing sticker like silver lining(maybe happened during shipping??), and the cover for the battery is thin plastic which didn’t secure completely flat and straight to the laptop after installation-perhaps because of the pealing sticker material on the inside of the case. I’m also a little worried about the keyboard; it feels and looks cheap and flimsy, and I am wondering if a key or two will pop off at some point–hopefully this won’t happen. The number pad keys are a little smaller than the rest of the keyboard which doesn’t feel small to me (I have fairly big hands). I do find myself typing more typos than usual since the keyboard is not elevated, maybe I am just not used to it yet. The outer casing is very glossy/shiny and reflects a lot of light and fingerprints (personally I don’t care about that, but some people seem concerned about it)–same with the LCD screen which would be very hard to see and use outdoors depending on light and position. The touch pad is slowly but surely becoming easier to use – at first it seemed hard to glide my finger over it smoothly because of the material, and you may need to adjust the settings for this device and download the latest drivers from the Asus website to optimize it for your hand and feel.
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