Asus - 15.6" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 750GB Hard Drive - Black

I have this new and after a week using it, I have a key (-) loose from the keyboard. I called ASUS customer service and asking me a lot of stupid questions, that key I have never used until today I will wait for customer service to get it fixed, maybe I'll take out the star and put a huge "0"

It has been about 5-6 years since I had a new laptop, my old Hp screen started giving out and I thought it was time for a new. I shopped around for 2 weeks online and in store. I specifically wanted a touchscreen, 8 gb RAM, i5 or greater (or AMD equivalent), backlit keyboard, decent hard drive space, and an optical drive. I took my time and thought I didn't need the optical drive and then I found this black beauty. I've never heard of Asus but so far it's a great laptop! I get a great battery life when with daily computing. I love the touchscreen because I just point and click without using the mouse pad. My only CONS: Because it is black, fingerprints show up easily (I clean it frequently). The bottom of the laptop has this matte finish which is slowly peeling at the four corners. It's not noticeable but it could be from be hauling it around in my bookbag or placing it on sandy surfaces; I don't have a case for it. Negligible CON: The backlit keyboard isn't useful in fully lit settings because the keys are silver and so when the letters light up it's confusing on the eyes but in low-lit settings it's nice. I'm a college student using this for typing/recording lectures with mild gaming (Minecraft) and photo editing.

Overall this laptop is amazing. I really like how it is really light, has a big screen, the touch screen, the performance and the battery life. I have had no issues with the laptop at all. The only thing I really do not like is Windows 8.1, which came pre-installed. Windows 8.1 has been really buggy for me, full of software glitches! The drivers don't work properly with Windows 8.1 causing me to do restarts pretty often when I want to plug my laptop into my TV using the HDMI output. Besides that everything else on it is amazing. I would really recommend this to all of my friends in need of a new laptop.

You know, it only takes one lame aspect to totally ruin the experience of a computer. It doesn't matter how great the screen resolution is, or how fast the processor is, if the mousepad misfires constantly or keys are stroked accidentally because of a lousy keyboard design, it basically makes you want to throw your brand new computer out the window. That's how I feel about this computer. I type fast - like 60 WPM, so when I am typing can you imagine how annoying it is to find the computer has decided to switch from Word to my calculator or whatever else is open in the background because of some unknown combination of keystrokes or motions of my hands near the built in mousepad. I cannot recreate the problem if I intentionally try to do so, so I don't actually know what causes it. To get back I have to swipe from the left side of the screen until I get back to the program I was in. The keyboard does not have satisfactory feel to the keys. They seemed ok when just playing in the store, but when typing for real at speed, the keys are oddly spaced and don't have enough of a "click" to them to let you know that you actually made a full connection. I find I have to frequently backup and press a key again because it didn't get the signal the first time around. Other than this problem, the computer is pretty good. The screen is beautiful, there's plenty of HD space, the processor is fast, the Windows 8.1 interface is nice, although it takes some getting used to. Be warned that it does NOT have a built in CD or DVD player - if you want to install your old software from CDs or DVDs you will need to connect an external CD / DVD player. It would have been nice if the sales guy told me that before I got it but I went out and bought an external USB $50 CD/ DVD player and it works fine. But, you can take all the good points and put them in a bucket because the problem with it switching programs unexpectedly, the terrible keyboard and mousepad performance makes this computer one to avoid. I really hate to say this, but I would NOT recommend this particular computer to anyone because of the problems I have described.

I love this laptop! It has a great all black design, great touch screen, lightweight, really powerful. I swear it does everything a Mac Book does for half the price. Best laptop I've ever bought!

This is the sharpest computer display I've had, with very responsive performance. I'd easily give it five stars if it had a better operating system - Windows 8 makes you work too hard to figure it out, instead of building previous versions it asks you to jump over a bridge. Touch pad gets a little getting used to also - a set-up app for fine-tuning the touch pad would be great (or if it has one it could be easier to find!).

First to start off I'm pretty new to this windows 8 stuff, I like it but don't love it. I have had this Asus for over a month, I can't say that I've used it to its fullest abilities. Touch screen windows 8 is pretty new to me, but its awesome! I really like the fact that there is a button (function button) to turn on the keyboard led lights. I like the fact that it has a full keyboard plus number pad, but the numbers are to compact. HDMI works super fast, has 3 usbs which one is a fast charging, mic and headphone input (something new). Maybe one of the most important things, this pc gets more then 4 or 5 hours of battery life, I get almost 6-8 hours. I'll charger it full then keep it off the charger til about 20%, that's the best way to keep the battery lasting long for a while. Don't keep the charger on overnight or more than 3 hours. Love working on excel and power point. The only bad thing about this pc I have found is that the mouse sticks from time to time, no cd drive and the fact that it has an internal battery. Which maybe a good thing, but when you consider the fact you cannot replace on your own it sucks. SO I recommend getting the warranty.

I went in with a budget of $450. I talked to two different sales reps, both of whom were pretty helpful, and discovered that I really could not get a machine that would do what I needed in that price range. I do quite a bit with home video. They were not hesitant to point out the strengths and weaknesses of different machines, which I appreciated. Ended up spending about $800 on the laptop; service plans, etc brought it to right about $1000. Setup was basically easy. Made the mistake of opening a couple of browsers for about 15 minutes before I got my virus protection up and running. Even though I got protection set up, it was too late. Within 24 hours, the machine was so infected it was unusable. Thankfully, I bought the Geek Squad package, and they had things all cleaned up and running well in a little over an hour of them remoting in to my machine. Really enjoying the touch screen, which I was going to live without to keep the costs down. It's definitely the way things are going. I already have one video editing app I'm using pretty effectively that is almost completely touch based. Love the metal casing; can't believe how cool this machine runs. Fairly good speed; I know if would be faster with a solid state hard drive. Maybe an upgrade in the future. However, other than the mess I had when it was infected, I don't think I've had a single crash. Good battery life, nice keyboard. I'm a dual screen junkie, and I am disappointed I can't hook up my old VGA for a second monitor. There's probably an adapter I can get. The 15" monitor is about as small as I can deal with now that my eyes are over 40. I do OK with a smaller tablet screen, since you hold those closer, but something that's sitting on a desktop, well. Of course, if I do have a second screen, I'll probably keep trying to do the touchscreen stuff on that, too, and of course it won't work. Overall, a good machine. I'm spending more time using it than fighting with it, which is a good thing when you drop a sizeable chunk of change (for me) on an item.