Question 1

will this laptop be able to support my general schooling needs for college and also allow me to play CS GO? is it fast and reliable? whats the battery life like?

Accepted Answer

I use this for my general  schooling need so this is perfect for this.

It's pretty fast and reliable with a near 2 second boot up from sleep. Powering up the laptop may take a bit longer, but nothing too awful.

Battery life is dependent on your usage. If plan is to use any type of cloud storage or service that runs in your background (chances are, you will), your battery power will deplete within 2-3 hours. I use this primarily with the wall plug that's designed a bit awkwardly.

I haven't really used it for gaming as I have my desktop PC for that.

My only complain is the screen's viewing angle is awful and requires a lot of adjustments. Also, even at it's lowest setting, the screen is too bright.

Question 2

what is the RAM speed?

Accepted Answer

DDR3 PC3-8500

Note: Although it appears that you can upgrade memory to 16GB ASUS has rigged the laptop such that to access any part of system will nullify the warranty.

If you want to install an alternate version/different OS you will be fighting the BIOS and boot system which is scattered in two separate partitions allocated within the provided OS.

Question 3

Could I downgrade the os to windows 7 if I bought this laptop? I had a friend say something about driver support and bad things happening if I did this.

Accepted Answer

Hi Sarah, from an IT perspective if you were to reformat this laptop (getting rid of windows 10 and replacing it with windows 7) there should be no real issue. I know Microsoft has stopped supporting windows XP and Windows 7 is in the Extended phase of support which means that you will still receive important patches that deal with things like security etc..

The thing you need to ask yourself is why you would want to revert to Windows 7? From my experience, Windows 10 is a fantastic successor to Windows 7.

In conclusion, I don't see you having any serious issues after the change.

Question 4

What software needs to be purchased to run this computer?

Accepted Answer

The operating system it comes with is Windows 10. You can purchase another one (Windows 7 to 10), format the computer, and reinstall the new copy to get rid of all the buggyness associated with purchasing a computer with an operating system already included. I couldn't afford that at the time, so I am sticking with what I have until then. Be sure you have good spyware, antivirus, and malware programs to run on the computer because you will have a lot of things pop up on it because of what it comes with. Be sure you defragment and clean it often, like you're supposed to do either way. I purchased this computer back in October, and I like it a lot. Just be sure that you keep it clean. :)

Question 5

is there a dvd or cd drive?

Accepted Answer

DVD burner on the right side.

Question 6

more memory?

Accepted Answer

The laptop in question can support an additional 8GB for a total of 16GB ... BUT the laptop is rigged such that opening the back cover to add memory, replace the  HDD, or change out the battery will nullify the warranty. Buyer beware, this laptop was not made to be upgraded or enhanced in any way, it's a Windows 10 Home 64-Bit special.

Question 7

Does this computer contains build in Mic and Camera?

Accepted Answer

This laptop has both built in Mic and camera and works like a charm! I spent the first day video taping myself for some art projects and I am quite pleased!

Question 8

In the product listing it says it has a DVD player, does it?

Accepted Answer

Yes - it does have a DVD optical drive. That is the only reason that I bought this machine. The other atribute was the numbers keypad.

Question 9

Is the battery internal? Or can it be removed?

Accepted Answer

It is internal. 11 screws to gain access.

Question 10

Hi there, this computer i acknowledge comes with a big pack for the price tag, but you cant be to sure so i wanted to ask, how does this laptop perform with games such as league of legends, skyrim, diablo etc... Out of all of computers ive researched, this one has caught my eye the most, wether its the hefty 8gb ram to the amd radeon 6. This computer would be bought for personal use and casual gaming, any feedback appreciated thank you!?

Accepted Answer

Works great for gaming.  I am a huge Skyrim fan and not only do I run it on "Ultra" settings, but I have downloaded several high res mods as well.  Runs like butter.   I did download a "Villagers" mod that added more people walking around and that brought it to a crawl.  I think that is due to the mod being more CPU intensive.  But honestly, that is the only issue I have ever seen.  Also played Far Cry 4, and Mad Max on ultra settings and they were beautiful as well.

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