This laptop replaced a 8-1/2-year-old MSI GS63VR 6RF Stealth Pro that didn't meet Microsoft's requirements for Windows 11. Most of what I do on my home computer is done in a web browser, and it still seemed to work fine for that, but I figured it was time to replace it. My son and wife both bought ASUS laptops relatively recently and they were happy with them, so I decided to give the brand a shot. With laptops I have owned in the past, I added RAM and replaced hard drives to improve performance and extend their useful lives. I hope 32 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage is enough to last me, as it seems like these are not replaceable. I'm happy with the screen. It is as big as the MSI and at least as bright. The build quality seems good, which is something I was worried about. I haven't fully tested the battery life, but it blows away what I had before, so I'm really excited about that. I'm not the audiophile I was in my younger years, but music sounds pretty good on the built-in speakers. I love the huge trackpad. The feel of the keyboard isn't as nice as the steelseries keyboard on my MSI, but it's not bad. My two main complaints about the computer are the narrow number pad with non-standard layout and the anemic keyboard backlighting. I don't know if the material of the keys isn't translucent enough, or if it's the thin-stroke of the typeface used on the keys, but the backlighting is very weak, especially compared to what I was used to with the MSI.
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