Some time ago, the optical drive began refusing read any media. Now it springs open every few minutes.My understanding is that optical drives are one of the easiest things to replace on a laptop. However, as I've no experience disassembling laptops (...

I asked before, in the face of the mad marketing blitz for 8. There were only a couple of boutique shops offering ROG notebooks with Windows 7, but with at premium of around $200 over retail.Still the same thing? ASUS is contractually obligated to se...

G75VW-NS71Kid had his laptop plugged directly into the wall, despite the surge suppressor being closer.Bad afternoon storm, comes home to find two new issues:► Sound out of one side of onboard speakers only.► Battery won't work. At all. I think the d...

We're not fans of WIndows 8. Is there a way to get a ROG laptop with Windows 7 installed, instead?