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The laptop is ok, but the most annoying thing is the fan noise, may be the noise comes from the HDD, I don't know.
I compared it with my old thinkpad and HP one, this one's noise is much sharper, although not very loud.
Checked with the seller, decided to keep it otherwise I need to pay 15% processing fee which is about 80 bucks.
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I expected more from this computer. It isn't as quick as I needed and it bogs down when more that just a few screens are open. I use this for work and have an Asus as my personal computer as well but don't know that I will get another. The other issue is the monitor plug in. It hasn't worked from day 1. At first I got a screen that went from normal to blue and now nothing. To duplicate screens it senses that the monitor is there but can't project a picture. Overall very disappointed. I didn't expect this from a new non refurbished machine.Best Deals for Asus S405CA-RH51 14.1" Notebook - Black
after several months and periodically turned it on, this S405CA-RH51 Ultrabook proved to be the worst laptop i could ever imagine that i bought! how stupid i was and how stupid i am.the windows 8 os is just eye-candy setting that serves without any practical purpose.
the worst faulty battery that only could hold about 2 to 3 hours time, even without doing anything by just turning it on, you will see the juice just leaking away so fast by the minutes.
this horrible so-called 'ultrabook' is also very heavy.
if you try to open it when it was closed, the screen and its backing cover might pop open in the middle edge and you have to pinch them together with your fingers to snap it back! it's a very fragile, weak framing, just like two plywood pieces, they never glue properly, so they are very easy to pop open.
but the most annoying and disgusting weakness is its battery, it just start to drain quickly once you turn it on. even you plug it with a/c adaptor, it sometimes shows 'fully charged', but most of the time, it might show '99% fully charged' or '97%...'.
hey, ASUS, it a new laptop, okay?! how could you guys release such a lousy machine and fool us to buy? it's actully a junk, a 100% piece of garbage.
oh, one more thing:
unless you connect it directly to the router with ethernet cable or put the laptop within 3 feet to the router, it will show you a 99% wi-fi connection, but if you move away a bit afar, say, to the next room, the connection will suddenly drop to 60, 65, 70, or as high as to 80%. so it means that you asus has used an inferior and cheap wi-fi card for this machine.
my other dell studio 17 can always have a 99% wi-fi connection in a downstairs room, and my router is on the 2nd floor. if i put this ultra heavy and dumb asus i5 next to the dell studio 17, the connecting will drop so fast and so low to a very unstable connecting status from 60% to 78%, depending what the wi-fi card's moods and always changing and fluctuating. it could never maintain in a stable connecting status, yet my dell studio 17 always maintains a 99% connection, it almost never dropped.
the keyboard: every key when you type, it gives you a very spongy, flimsy funny feeling that will make you so unsure to yourself and wonder if you are typing on the right key. this keyboard was designed so bad and it's the first time when i hate to type. the only way to get rid of this hateful feeling is connecting a usb regular keyboard to type normally.
there's nothing for me to say 'good' about this piece of crap, absolutely nothing. shame on you, asus. you should recall this series and fire the production manager of this so-called ultra(heavy) lousy book. i will never buy anything from asus from now on, it sucks big time!
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This is a great laptop overall. It's fast and stays cool all the time (I actually start feeling cold when it's sitting on my lap). The build quality is great. Now it's obviously not the best quality like macbooks, but for the price it is great. I actually dropped it several times on a tiled floor from my desk and the worst that happened was that the battery popped out a little. Some of the reviews on here mentioned that the fan is always on. This is true, but it is very quiet. You would only hear it if you were in a room that was completely silent.The only bad thing about this laptop is that the touchpad is a bit sensitive and it can get annoying when typing and accidentally touching it, causing the mouse to click somewhere else.
Now I didn't say anything about the os (Windows 8) because it is a review for the laptop, but I just want to say that I hated Windows 8. I installed Ubuntu on the laptop, so now I could dual boot into either that or Windows 8 whenever I need to. I use Ubuntu as my daily driver though, and it is awesome on this laptop. I would recommend installing Ubuntu, or downgrading to Windows 7 as others have done.
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