Question 1

Does this come with a free upgrade to windows 8.1?

Accepted Answer

Yes it does.  The Windows 8.1 update did not appear in the Windows Store at first until I installed most or all of the current Windows 8 updates.  Once I did that, the free 8.1 update was then available in the Windows Store.

Question 2

USB 3.0?

Accepted Answer

Yes, I was pretty sure it did, but went ahead and double checked undermy USB controller section and it does indeed have 3.0

Question 3

Does this comes with Windows 8 or Windows 8 Pro?

Accepted Answer

Mine came with Windows 8 -64 bit. I have since upgraded to Windows 8.1. It does not have Windows Pro.

Question 4

Does this computer have a microphone/eye above the screen in the middle?

Accepted Answer

There is an eye in the center at the top for using Skype etc., and to the right of that are two small holes which I assume is the mic.  I hope this helps.

Al

Question 5

this laptop comes with win 8 can we later install windows 7?

Accepted Answer

This laptop rocks. It's sick. To answer your question, you can disable the secure boot UEFI in the BIOS - boot from a windows 7 disc and install a windows 7 OS. YES. But.. there could be some complications with drivers. See - some of the hardware on this laptop may be so new that it never has been installed on a windows 7 OS - there fore, may not work or be incompatible with windows 7. It's kinda tricky.

I fix computers professionally and as a recommendation - i would recommend getting this laptop then installing windows 8.1 pro. You can run windows 7 programs in compatibility mode on the windows 8 or 8.1 OS. I really like windows 8.1 and i think if you give it a try - you will too. It is not as bad as you may think or have been lead to believe. It's pretty sophisticated - and does a lot more than windows 7 ever did - and I loved windows 7 ultimate.

Goodluck.

Question 6

can someone recommened me a backpack that is totally compatible on this beast?. i bought the bundle with timbuk2 uptown. it is totally small for the laptop.

thanks

Accepted Answer

I bought an Alienware backpack.  Dell was having a sale on bags when I bought it.  I hadn't received the laptop yet, so I went online to get the dimensions of the laptop and then looked for one that would fit those dimensions.

The only issue I found is that the plastic sleeve that is sewn into the bag almost isn't wide enough.  It's mainly due to the odd shape of the corners of the laptop, since its not a perfectly rectangular shape.  Just be careful when you slide it in and you are fine.  The bag needs to be lying flat not upright to get it in.

The bag in question is a Mobile edge Alienware Orion Scanfast checkpoint friendly 17.3 inch backpack.

I have been using this back with my laptop since purchasing it and love it.  It is a very sturdy bag, with plenty of storage.

I hope this helps.

Question 7

One review mentions that you can't upgrade the Nvidea drivers from Nvidea's website. Did Asus do something proprietary to the graphics card that require that you only get video drivers from Asus, or is the review mistaken?

Accepted Answer

That "review" is just plain wrong.  I had just booted up my laptop and went to the lower right hand corner, right chick the nvidea logo for check updates.  It found a new driver and is installing as i type this.

Question 8

Will this be able to run Battlefield 4 well on High to Ultra settings?

Accepted Answer

High is a possibility, though it may not be perfect.  Ultra is iffy though considering the recommended settings.  This isn't the "high end" laptop as far as gaming goes, and while it is a heck of a powerhouse for the price, ya can't expect miracles.

The key from your question is "will it run well".  I wouldn't expect better than 20-25 FPS on High.

Question 9

Does this Laptop come with Assassin's Creed Black Flag like it does off of the Asus webpage?

Accepted Answer

It didn't when I ordered in July.

It is a sweet machine, though, esp. once I replaced the 5400 RPM hard drive with an SSD.

Question 10

in future i can add ssd card in to system or not? like i can customize the laptop with ssd ,ram or like that.do you have any slot in system for ssd.

Accepted Answer

The laptop comes with two drives bays that are accessible from the bottom. The first bay on the left is occupied, but the second drive bay on the right is empty. I recently installed a vertex 4 SSD into that bay, and had no issues with it starting up.

The ram is a bit trickier, there is an empty expansion slot on the bottom you can access, but the rest of the ram is on the back side of the board and requires near complete dis-assembly if you wish to replace it.

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