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I would highly recommend sharing this with anyone that you know that has had warranty/support issues with ~~Asus~~ any company in general✊

Hope this helps!

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Damn, Asus used to be THE one to buy, like unquestionably.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Warranty is not the only problem. I ordered a Vivobook for a client. Upon arrival, I opened it up to see if there was space for a rusty disk. No space. Opening that thing was scary. I had the impression that it was going to break any minute. The thing is so flimsy it's scary. I feels like it's made out of a plastic pizza container and aluminum foil.

Thankfully we are in Europe, warranties here have teeth, and are 2 years minimum by law.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

Upon arrival, I opened it up to see if there was space for a rusty disk.

That's not an ASUS specific thing at all. What modern laptops actually have 2.5" drives anymore? Very few actually.

The thing is so flimsy it's scary. I feels like it's made out of a plastic pizza container and aluminum foil.

Yes this is actually more disturbing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Which Vivobook? It's a wildly varied brand that ranges from factory made e-waste to decent.