A:AnswerAll aluminum chassis (top, bottom and keyboard palm rest). The screen is glossy with glass covering. Overall build quality is above average in my opinion. The aluminum feels fairly lightweight so dents might be a possibility if the laptop is dropped or bumped. Keyboard is good. Trackpad feels a little cheap and is not as smooth as other laptops I have used.
Battery life has been very good. The laptop has a 56whr battery I believe. I am averaging 6-7 hours of use doing light tasks like web surfing and downloading things.
A:AnswerYes, the SSD is upgradeable. The computer is a little hard to open though. There are 4 rubber feet on the bottom that must be peeled off and may be damaged in the process.
A:AnswerYou can get a HDMI splitter to duplicate the hdmi out but it will show the same thing on both screens you can't have different windows open on each screen. Or you can get a USB to HDMI adapter from best buy and plug a second screen into one of the USB 3.2 ports
A:AnswerASUS doesn't manufacture a keyboard cover for the laptop. For third-party keyboard cover, please contact BestBuy directly at: 1 (888) 237-8289 for availability.