I bought this laptop back in July for about 750 dollars, not including shipping or tax mind you, but that still brought this thing to a mere 830 USD. After about 4 months with this thing, I absolutely love it. Let me get into the finer points of this computer:
MY USE CASE: I am a sophomore in college and I use this laptop for my classes. I have run some cpu-intensive programs, but nothing really serious. I probably use this laptop ~7 hours a day, and has gotten me through without dying on me or needing to plug in until I am home.
SCREEN: The screen is great, 1080p IPS, no complaints on picture quality or size. There is minimal light bleed that I have noticed occasionally, but it's nowhere near bothersome. Personally, I enjoy having a touchscreen for this laptop, but it's not for everyone.I do find the 2 in 1 capability to be more of a gimmick, however.
KEYBOARD: The keyboard is nice, tenkeyless (no numberpad) which I prefer. I do wish there was ever so slightly more key travel in this laptop, but that's more personal preference. Back lighting for this keyboard is not great IMO, but it works. Wish there was a function toggle button, but it doesn't really bother me.
TRACKPAD: Best I've ever used in a windows laptop, probably doesn't rival the XPS 13 or MacBook, but it's really darn good. I wanted to buy a mouse for this laptop before I got it, but I didn't and I haven't yet regretted that decision.
BUILD (miscellaneous aspects of laptop grouped together): The finish on this laptop is very pretty, but it attracts fingerprints and smudges like crazy. If that bothers you, take that into consideration. In my build of this laptop, the hinges attaching to the screen feel a little wiggly, but they've been like that since day 1 and the issue hasn't evolved from there, just an observation I'd like to note. The speakers are downward firing, and are better than my last laptop, but are not great. I try to always use headphones. Port selection is great for such a small laptop, even includes a MicroSD and HDMI port, huge brownie points to ASUS for that. Physical volume rocker on the side was a nice touch. The weight of this laptop is great, I have all my textbooks on this thing (as PDFs) and I highly prefer the 2.43 lbs from this little guy in my bag over 3 textbooks any day. Fingerprint scanner is inconsistent, I'd say it works 5 times out of 6, I wouldn't pay extra for it if I had to.
SPECS: This is where the real value of this laptop comes in. For 750 dollars, you get a i7 CPU, 16 GB of RAM, and a 512 GB SSD. That is a DEAL, no laptop I looked at prior to buying this laptop had specs near this laptop, at this price. And believe me I looked. I spent 6 months researching for this laptop, as this was a big purchase for me. I have to say, I have 110% gotten my money's worth for this laptop, and with these specs I'd say it'd be very reasonable if this laptop lasts me through all of college (Spring 2020) and maybe beyond.
SOFTWARE: Next to no bloatware pre installed (maybe 5-10 applications, and some built in ASUS hardware stuff). Currently running windows 10 1709 (Fall 2017 Update), with no issues.
BATTERY LIFE: About 7 hours, which is fine. I have rarely needed more than that, and I think that is about average for laptops of this size.
CONCLUSION: You should buy this laptop. The price is great, specs are incredible at the price, screen is great (touch capable too). It isn't perfect, but no laptop is, there are always trade offs. If there isn't enough battery life for you, or the specs aren't enough, then I'd skip, but if you're a college student looking for something that'll get you through the next four years no problem, or something similar to my use case, you've found the right laptop. Spec wise and price wise, this laptop hits the sweet spot and should be just about perfect for everyone.