Question 1

Does the laptop have backlight keyboard?

Accepted Answer

The keyboard does not have a backlight on it.  This computer does not have a touch screen.  These are the only deficiencies that I have found but considering everything else on the computer and also considering my needs, I have no problem missing these features.

Question 2

Is it touch screen?

Accepted Answer

No. It is not touch screen. It is, however, a pretty good gaming laptop. I have had no issues running anything on it...

Question 3

Does this computer include a free upgrade to Window 10 when it comes out?

Accepted Answer

I didn't try to uprade it Windows 10 by now. However, I would recommend you don't buy this laptop; it has lot of bugs; it gets heat up quite often; Hard disk make noise on starting up and shutting down; it takes more than 10 minutes to start. No worthy of buying this laptop.

Question 4

the computer still includes the subwoofer?

thanks

Accepted Answer

Yeah but the sub woofer is basically worthless. It doesn't seem to add much bass and i never use it.

Question 5

I know that is not an ultrabook but relatively speaking is it to heavy or not?

Accepted Answer

imho the size rather than the weight is the determining factor with respect to comfort/convenience. i had a 15" laptop back in 2001, but since then I had an 11.2" netbook which I think is a great size. In comparison this ASUS does feel a bit more ungainly but I bought it for the rest of the specs.

My complaints are the keyboard spacing (keys too far apart imho) and the spacebar has poor action (specifically, it does not respond unless you hit the center (30-70%) of the bar! if you hit either end most times the keystroke does not register which makes it extremely annoying for typing. Also the trackpad/buttons has a somewhat cheap feel and I wish it had separate left and right buttons instead of trying to copy Apple (this is a common complaint among pc laptop purchasers these days).

I think it is a good deal for the money anyway. At work, I use a separate keyboard and mouse and this laptop even allows me to plug in TWO external displays and run with 3 (2 plus the laptop's screen) monitors at once, which is pretty awesome.

So it depends on what you need it for whether this is the best choice, of course.

Question 6

I'm sorry... my last question was stupid... what i meant to ask was does this laptop come with microsoft OFFICE... not windows...sorry and thank you?

Accepted Answer

I bought it for my wife. I don't know whether there is or not. But she bought the student office and installed it on this laptop. I guess there is no odffice pre-installed and pre-activated. No activation key.

Question 7

I'm planning to replace the slow 5400 rpm hd to something like SSDH for faster booting time and loading. Question is if i add the new hard with windows 7 64 bit, would it be compatible with this laptop?

Thank you guys!

Accepted Answer

When migrating to a SSD, there are important considerations.  I'm not sure exactly what you're asking but you can't just connect a SSD with Win 7 on that drive to this Win 8.1 laptop.  Usually, the computer's existing hard drive is cloned and that data is then migrated to the new SSD.  The SSD has to physically fit inside the laptop or its bay, or remain external if it won't fit internally.  That being said, changing the operating system is a whole different question :)

Question 8

Can this play sims 3 on all high settings plus cc/mods?

Accepted Answer

I'm not sure how power demanding Sims is but if it's less than Dragonage Inquisition or Bioshock infinite on max settings then probably. Since it can play both those on max. But if you want that little bit more power look for a labtop worth an 850m instead of 40. For the price though few laptop can compare to the bang you get to your buck than this one.

Question 9

Can I replace the HDD with this SSD? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147373&cm_re=laptop_ssd-_-20-147-373-_-Product

Accepted Answer

I believe any 2.5" drive will work fine. I replaced the HDD on mine with a Samsung EVO 250GB SSD and it works fine.

Question 10

is the OS Windows 8.1 or Windows 8.1 pro? The Asus support site indicates 8.1 Pro

Accepted Answer

Windows 8.1. not the pro version

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