Unfortunately I'm leaning the same way, Afinati.
MarshallR@Asus has been great, but rushing a product to market like this without realizing there were issues like this, the PCIE paywall, and the faulty USB ports, shows me that Asus just doesn't do QC or support nearly as well as some other brands.
Not only that, but many of the design decisions made on the Asus ROG series laptops hold them back. Things like...
- The Soft Touch Finish, which gathers grease and sweat and DEMANDS you see it EVERY time you look at your shiny new computer. It also wears down with time and looks absolutely ugly when it does.
- Dark red key lettering + backlighting that turns off every 60 seconds. (Who thought this was a good idea?)
- "Steam" button not only opening the program in "Big Picture" mode instead of regular mode, but also acting as a secondary power button, (REALLY??) making cleaning the laptop nearly as hard as surgery.
- Loose Power Jack. (Nitpicky)
- Placement of the Macro Keys in the WORST POSSIBLE SPOT.
To add to this, my computer creaks when apply any pressure/weight with my right arm - AKA WHEN I TYPE - so I don't think I can keep this computer even if the sound issue was fixed.
It's so close to the looks/price/cost mix I needed, but it falls short in too many ways, too noticeably for me to overlook.
I'll provide data for this issue until I return my machine to help out those that are keeping theirs, but outside that, I've come away with a new, worse opinion of Asus.
