QUOTE(moniqee @ Apr 28 2018, 10:33 PM)
Maybe so... but their attractive pricing in terms of specs kinda win me over...
I was comparing it with MSI / Illegear / Dell / HP but none came close to the "bang for buck"
not so sure for the QC yet... but everything is made in china... so most manufacturer would not have you keeping the same machines for years (since you need to pay for their R&D cost anyway somehow...)
The review is out. Just like previous FX and GL series models: Mediocre cooling: Hot surface temps, hot inner temps and loud fan noise. And the stupid temp limits (If it's an ES model then fine. But Asus loves putting temp limits in their gaming laptops). Questionable airflow due to poor intake vents design. Hardware temps are not looking good, CPU already sitting at 80+℃ in games after undervolting. GPU also a bit warm, reaching nearly 80℃. CPU even hit 90+℃ before undervolting. Mind you, this is not CPU+GPU heavy stress test, only gaming. CPU throttle down to 1.7GHz in games to keep CPU temp in check. Just terrible IMO.
https://www.ultrabookreview.com/19725-asus-...fx504ge-review/Quotes from laptop enthusiast, D2Ultima:
"ASUS models have extremely poor QA and QC. Their post-sale service and any attempt to get information about their own models from them is extremely difficult and often times futile. They've been known to use parts from previously-returned laptops to "fix" RMA'd ones. People would return their machines, be without it for weeks, and get it back with USB ports not working or the screen not turning on, etc. Their last gen top end model had garbage for thermal paste and needed removal of a plastic strip at the bottom to actually give the fans decent access to air before its cooling would actually do something......Also, their warranty is so easily broken it's a joke. I've seen a user change his HDD from slot 1 to slot 2 because it was blocking the M.2 slot in slot 1, and they killed the warranty on the ENTIRE system as a result. Just from swapping the slot the HDD was in. It's not a joke, and it's not funny......Their machines also need a full teardown, often taking hours, just to access the heatsinks and fans for cleaning (this also breaks warranty)"
"Their quality control is absolute garbage. Even had laptops where the CPU fan wasn't plugged in, and the machine wouldn't shut down because there's no catch in the BIOS for it. Their post sale service is even worse. Trying to get information out of them or getting a proper RMA is simply a matter of luck if you find a halfway decent tech, and there's way too many horror stories out there about it. Their design is traditionally anti-consumer, usually needing nearly a full teardown to do something as simple as repasting or cleaning the fans. Airflow is often pretty bad too. BIOSes are locked down with lots of artificial ASUS limitations in place; there's no mods for these. Their software is pretty crap too, sometimes overvolting the CPU pretty badly. Their top end laptops are extremely expensive too, and for no real reason. Better can be had for cheaper elsewhere in almost any cases, unless you find their products on a pretty big sale somewhere (but that also means locked-in specs with un-named SSDs etc, usually crappy ones, so that's not even that desirable). Find some notebook enthusiasts and the answer they'll generally give you is that they've never really found any ASUS models a very good purchase choice"
Asus gaming laptops are popular, yet most of them are mediocre.
This post has been edited by ZM Fong: Apr 29 2018, 11:03 AM