ASUS is certainly a serious competitor in the laptop market especially if it continues to make machines that are as solid and feature rich as this one. I've owned and tried laptops at home and while travelling from all other manufacturers, and have been satisfied with 2 years of use before things started to go wrong. This ASUS is built for much tougher use, and was cutting-edge when I bought it, with the i7, Windows 7 and the USB 3.0, so I suspect it will last 4 - 5 years easily.
My only negative observation after 8 weeks of use is that the Blu-ray software causes conflicts with my anti-spyware program (PC Tools Spyware Doctor). To view a Blu-ray without freezes and skipping you have to disable this anti-spyware program. I tried working on a solution but have given up, content to either settle for DVD (which plays with no problems) or to disable the anti-spyware from PC Tools temporarily while I watch a Blu-ray.
I also bought the Western Digital My Book 3.0 - 1 TB USB 3.0 external drive, and its ease of use and speed on the ASUS USB 3.0 port is blazing. It seems as fast as any internal HD, transferring backups and large files in a blink. The speed of USB 3.0 is very impressive, and its inclusion on the ASUS laptop was a major reason I chose ASUS and this model laptop.
I am very, very happy with the quality and performance of this laptop, and recommend anyone investigate ASUS for their needs vs. the more commercially available competitors.Get more detail about ASUS N71JQ-A1 17.3-Inch Versatile Entertainment Laptop (Dark Brown).
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