ASUS - 14" FHD Laptop - Intel Pentium N6000 with 4GB Memory - 64GB eMMC - Star Black

This laptop is primarily designed for basic tasks such as watching Netflix, YouTube, online shopping, and working with Word documents, Excel, and PDFs that are not too heavy. The original price of over $200 is excessive; at a sale price of $120, it becomes more reasonable, but the ideal price should be around $100, as it is not worth more than that for two main reasons: Firstly, it features only 4 GB of soldered RAM. In 2024, it should be prohibited to sell a device with Windows 11 that has only 4 GB of RAM without providing an option for upgrading. Secondly, it offers only 64 GB of storage, which is insufficient. It lacks a card reader and is only valuable if one does not intend to install or save anything on it, or if you have an SSD available to expand storage. Storage can be increased; I installed a 2 TB NVMe in it. The laptop is easy to open, and the port for the NVMe is visible, although it lacks a screw. The motherboard and the operating system recognized the new disk immediately. The challenge arose while installing the OS on the NVMe; I attempted to clone the eMMC to the NVMe, but the cloning resulted in fragmentation errors on the eMMC. Therefore, I booted from a flash drive and installed Windows 11 from zero, deleting the partitions on the eMMC and installing on the NVMe. Upon turning on Windows and completing the installation, the eMMC appeared in the disk manager. However, despite formatting it, it did not show up in Explorer. This was not a significant issue since I already had 2 TB, but using the Mini Tool Partition Wizard, I reformatted it, partitioned it, and then it was recognized by Windows Explorer.

I picked up this ASUS 14” laptop for everyday use, and it’s exceeded my expectations for the price. Setup was quick, the screen is bright and clear, and the laptop feels lightweight and easy to carry around. The Intel Pentium N6000 handles web browsing, email, streaming, Microsoft Office, and other everyday tasks without any issues. Battery life has been solid, and the keyboard is comfortable for typing. It’s also surprisingly quiet since it doesn’t get very hot during normal use. Just keep in mind this isn’t a gaming or heavy video-editing laptop. The 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage are best suited for students, basic work, and general home use. If that’s what you need, it’s an excellent value. Overall, ASUS delivered a dependable, affordable laptop that’s perfect for everyday computing. I’d definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a budget-friendly machine.

I got this on sale for only $100 and for that price its well worth it, it web browses fine and can do basic tasks fairly well, it might just take a second for it to load. I took it apart and it even has an empty m.2 slot if you want/need to add more storage. Only thing wrong with it is that the product page says that it has an IPS panel but it is very clearly a TN panel but that’s forgivable for a $100 laptop. Overall, great device for basic tasks especially if you can get it for as cheap as i did.

this is a good laptop for the price. it works great and is pretty fast. its a must buy for sure if you are thinking about whether to get it or not.

Nice and slim does great for simple around the house things. Could be a little quicker and I honestly dislike the keyboard not being lit up