This seems to be a well built and well configured laptop. However the black keyboard with back lighting is ridiculous!! It’s as if you’ll be typing in a dark room and don’t need to read your keyboard??
Response from https://www.asus.comBy CLM, September 25, 2026
Dear Michael,
Thank you for your comment.
We do understand the inconvenience this may have caused when the keyboard layout becomes illegible due to poor contrast or dim lighting presets. This can eaily be resolved by increasing the brightness level by holding down theFn keyand tap theUp Arrow key repeatedly. This will cycle the keyboard backlight through its brightness stages up to 100%. Additionally, open the Armoury Crate application, click on Device on the left menu, Navigate to the Lighting tab at the top, switch the Basic Effect toStatic and select a bright white or pale color, and move the brightness slider all the way to 100%.
Should you need further assistance with the product, please email me at cl-rodel@asus.com and I would be more than happy to help. Or you are most welcome to call Product Support Hotline at: 1(888) 678-3688. Also, you can chat with an ASUS live support agent from the link: https://www.asus.com/us/support/article/1135/.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Incredible laptop, great laptop body, good resistance, good specs and quality. I helps me a lot studying engineering and I can play video games, it helps me on my breaks.