QUOTE(TommyNorway @ Jan 17 2019, 08:02 AM)
Hi! I registered just to add to this post.
In the first half of 2015, I purchased (at about 3 months space in-between) two laptops of the model ASUS F555LA DM703H. One of them started to bulge below the trackpad and it gradually got worse and worse after the summer of 2018. Now it is so badly bulged that the trackpad is useless. The same problem also suddenly showed in the second laptop, which was barely used. We're talking grandma style usage, careful use once or twice a week or so just for a few minutes.
It would seem to be due to Asus using faulty battery packs, probably, but the laptops are damaged beyond repair by these bad components selected by Asus.
I attached a photo showing the two laptops. Since we have five years of "warranty by law" here, I am currently arguing with the store to have them replaced.
Hope it helps someone else.
QUOTE(afiq10 @ Jan 19 2019, 04:19 PM)
Sorry late reply hahaha 1 year late.. In the end i never replaced them.. Pull out the internal battery and plugged in the charger..
ASUS so bad omg.. i dont recommend anyone anymore about ASUS.. i have no idea why top brand like asus sucks..
go try tribunal/mcmc and see how it goes.. the battery could of had explode..
would appreciate if u keep updating it..
Its not that asus sucks, even samsung has the problem as well. Its not the problem with the brand but rather the battery design which i will explain.
Malaysia has a humidity of 80%, right at the limits of design tolerance of electronic. The higher humidity shortens the battery life because water eventually seeps in and the water causes a bit of shorts that causes the lithium to react which causes the cell to expand. The cells are designed to expand to a certain extent before they finally die rather than exploding. My advice is to get replacement OEM batteries instead of genuine. OEM ones should have less capacity but are less susceptible to humidity damage because they cant produce the batteries with the same tight tolerances as genuine manufacturers.
Even if the cell is built in you can replace it. many laptops have the cells on the inside that you can just take out easily. If soldered on can also be replaced too. Phone batteries are much lighter so apple has them integrated instead in a way you cant expect to solder a new one on, laptop batteries are heavier so the same method cant be used.
Because of asus brand their laptops get overpriced.
This post has been edited by System Error Message: Jan 27 2019, 01:49 PM