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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
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The buy process was easy. The shipping was phenomenally fast (next day). The laptop itself is very nice especially for the price. The reason for the 4 stars vs 5 stars was the operating system (windows) -- it seems in this new rendition the OS takes umbrage when you do not want to establish or log into a microsoft account. I got locked out of the drive when I decided to swap to Linux OS. i keep getting reminded why I don't do windows.
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I purchased this for the quality of the core 5 120u processor at a good sale price. Initial start up was relatively straight forward. Picture clear. Track pad responsive, Internet connection fast, all my peripheral devices functioned (dvd drive, flash drive, SD card reader, extra monitor, Logitech keyboard & mouse. )
However, the installed printer drivers did not work for my mfc printer (they were dated 2006 for a 2018 printer) and would only print on one side. I was also unable to install TurboTax in the windows 11 home safe mode as this software is not available in the Microsoft store.
I switched out of safe mode, loaded my original printer drivers and installed TurboTax 2024.
So far everything is now working.
Still contemplating word processing and spreadsheet software. C:/drive shows MS office 365. I believe I may need to uninstall office 365 to be able to load MS Office 2024. Will see if Asus can advise.
Overall happy that Asus does not have a lot of bloatware on this computer.
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ASUS Vivobook is light and easy to carry around with light use cases, such as writing and office work.
256 GB SSD may be little bit small so don't expect to make this your "major" PC.
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This was a Christmas present for my granddaughter. My son, her father, helped her to initiate it. There was some trouble getting a Microsoft ID because she is only 11 years old. Nevertheless, I trust that this will be an excellent basic laptop for her.