[...core, Asustek makes motherboards — more than any other company. Asustek motherboards...]
Mother McCree!
BTT
I see several posts that state that they have never had problems with an ASUS motherboard. I only assemble about a half dozen computers a year, mostly for extended family and a few friends so I make no claim to have any statistically significant knowledge of ASUS quality control. I used ASUS for about 2 years before I ran into problems with their motherboards. The real difficulty starts when you try to get a bad board replaced. Their customer service sucks beyond belief. Even in today’s world where horrendous customer service is the norm, ASUS stands unsurpassed in lousy service. When (If) you finally get permission to return the board, they will not cross ship even with a credit card. You must wait for them to complete the evaluation of the returned board and determine whether or not they will replace it. Your willingness to give them a credit card to guarantee payment is totally irrelevant to them. You can be down for weeks while they suck their thumb and obfuscate. I’ve been down this road twice with ASUS motherboards. I’ll not go down it again.
I realize that this says nothing about the new laptop, but I for one would be leary of jumping on this particular bandwagon.
Their ASUS motherboards are usually a little more expensive than others...