I just received my Laptop yesterday from Adorama.....took 2 days to get it..free shipping...no tax! Highly recommend these guys! Anyway I took out the HDD and 8GB ram immediately and put in a crucial M4 256GB SSD and crucial 16GB (2x8).The installation went without a hitch, took about 5 mins. Turned it on, and installed Windows 8 Pro.
HOWEVER, the Asus driver CD does not properly support Win8. You will need to download some files manually when you upgrade.
I also had to calibrate my battery to make it read about 6 hours. It is advertised to run at 4.5 hours, but initially I was only getting 2.5. After running the battery to zero % and searching to 100% it said 6.5 hours :) Been running it for about 3 hours now...still says 3:15 hours left!!!
You only need to remove one screw to gain access to the HDD and RAM!!! WOW so easy!
I will be using this for VMware labs and VCP5 practice! So far......so good!
This laptop is a 3rd gen I7 with a quad core running on the ivy bridge. Make sure you use the 64bit edition of windows to utilize all ram.
The hardware for this laptop (in its price range) is fairly high end, and it does run fast and smoothly, once you use msconfig to remove some of the initiating processes. My only other caveat is that the directional keys are slightly misplaced on this unit and a tap to the right shift key often ends up hitting the arrow keys instead.
Overall, a nice laptop that is marred by too many proprietary Asus bloatware programs and too much third party promotional software. As it stands now, three stars. However, if you have time and the inclination to remove most of the crap (thank you Revo Uninstaller), and can get the unit down to a nice light state, it is about 4.7 stars out of five.When the system arrived I had a couple of problems with blue screens. After updating video and touchpad drivers all problems are cured. This notebook is phenominal. I love everything about it. The display is bright, sharp and has great viewing angle. The system is fast, the keyboard has a good feel and I love the fact that it is backlit. If you buy this computer you won't be disappointed.Considering it is refurbished and there is a little risk with such a short warranty... it is a nice laptop. Nice, as in works like it should with what it has in it. It can run 3DSMax and Skyrim without any hiccups or low frame rates. I replaced the security system with Avast and installed Windows updates and it has been working smoothly for two weeks. The backlight keys are a bit garish but much preferred to none at all. The trackpad is awful, just get a mouse and you will be fine.It was missing a few drivers, no big deal and it was evident it was made for sale in a foreign country (other than english speaking). Other than get through the set up it has been great. Thanks,
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