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ASUS Q304UA Convertible 2-in-1 Laptop: Get more done with this versatile Asus convertible notebook. The touchpad and backlit keyboard provide laptop navigation, and the screen flips to tablet mode for brilliant Full HD touch-screen control. This ultraportable Asus convertible notebook supports smart gestures on the touchpad for a familiar experience whether in tablet or notebook mode.
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Let me start with the negatives. There is only one, this has possibly the worst hard drive you will EVER find on a $500+ laptop in 2016. The drive is loud and poor with heat and battery life, in fact, there is even a cloth over the hard drive to help with heat. A possible minor con is the track pad which glitches sometimes but always goes back to normal quickly. The cons is not that big and very easy to fix. Note brought this on a deal at $480 with 8gb ram for another 50 for a total of $550 (with tax) so i have a total of 12gb ram in this. The browsing saw superb however the application start up times and boot up times were not good and the fan noise mixed with the hard drive sound was unbearable. I fixed this by getting a PNY 240gig cs1311 for just $60 and that makes this thing boot up in 8 seconds and makes everything launch instantly. Most of all, the battery life has rose significantly, i cannot kill the battery before the end of the no matter how hard i try. Easily hits 8.5 hours browsing web of watching movies. Also the PNY ssd cured the hard drive problem, the laptop is much more quiet now and fan is hardly noticeable. This laptop was basically $480 + $50 + $60 (for me) for a total of $590 before taxes which is still much less than the retail price. Dell offers better deals around this price point but never get a dell (unless it is an XPS or alienware). I must warn however that this laptop is not going to serve you well out of the box, it is almost mandatory to get an SSD for this. I would say pick up the PNY 1311 for 240gig for just $60 otherwise you will be annoyed by the sound guaranteed and disappointed by the speed and missing out on a massive battery life boost. In summary this is a great laptop with exceptional build quality but only worth the money if you spend an extra 60 on an ssd and for those who need it maybe an extra 50 on an 8 gb ram stick to take the ram to 12gb.
My Best Buy number: 3443894397
My Best Buy number: 3443894397
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Upgrade your PC or Mac computer with this PNY 2.5-inch SATA III SSD. With its high-speed performance, this 120GB solid state drive delivers fast boot-up times and enhanced responsiveness to your device. Built-in flash memory helps to conserve power, making this PNY 2.5-inch SATA III SSD a smart addition to your laptop for extended battery life.
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First of all, know that 120gigs WILL be enough for most people. I have all my drivers installed with windows 10 and full Microsoft office and many web browsers and all of this only takes up 17gigs. Get the PNY over samsung or any other competitor because this offers basically the same product but at a much lower price. Finally, know that the 120gig model is the slowest, gives about 280mbps read and write while my 240gig gives 540 read and 515 write so maybe it is worth getting higher capacities but even the 120gig is extremely fast and improves battery considerably.
My Best Buy number: 3443894397
My Best Buy number: 3443894397
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Experience speeds up to 24 times faster than an HDD with this PNY 240BG SSD. It also operates at a lower temperature than a standard hard drive, providing even more performance improvements. Enjoy the drive's quiet operation, and save money on utility bills with this energy-efficient SSD. The PNY 240GB SSD is covered by a three-year warranty.
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Best bang for the buck without question. Made my new laptop MUCH faster and gave in about 1 hour better battery life. My laptop boots up in under 8 seconds now. Word and chrome launches instantly. Most important for me is that is made my laptop very quiet. The fan comes on less, and when it does, it is barely audible. Make sure to get at least the 240 gig because it is 180mbps faster on the read and write than the 120 gig ( i have both installed on 2 different laptops). Definitely buy, this will give new life to your pc and make it quieter and give your laptop noticeably better battery life.
My Best Buy number: 3443894397
My Best Buy number: 3443894397
I would recommend this to a friend!
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ASUS Q304UA Convertible 2-in-1 Laptop: Get more done with this versatile Asus convertible notebook. The touchpad and backlit keyboard provide laptop navigation, and the screen flips to tablet mode for brilliant Full HD touch-screen control. This ultraportable Asus convertible notebook supports smart gestures on the touchpad for a familiar experience whether in tablet or notebook mode.
ASUS Q304UA Convertible 2-in-1 Laptop: Get more done with this versatile Asus convertible notebook. The touchpad and backlit keyboard provide laptop navigation, and the screen flips to tablet mode for brilliant Full HD touch-screen control. This ultraportable Asus convertible notebook supports smart gestures on the touchpad for a familiar experience whether in tablet or notebook mode.
The Best Buy specs say it has 6GB DDR4 SDRAM (2133 Mhz) but the ASUS site (which points to the Best Buy Q304UA-BH15T11) says 6GB DDR3L SDRAM (1600 Mhz). Is the ASUS site incorrect (perhaps referring to an earlier model)?
ddr4 ram 2133 Mhz not ddr3, the ddr3 was from the old i756200u version of this laptop, the new one has ddr4
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ASUS Q304UA Convertible 2-in-1 Laptop: Get more done with this versatile Asus convertible notebook. The touchpad and backlit keyboard provide laptop navigation, and the screen flips to tablet mode for brilliant Full HD touch-screen control. This ultraportable Asus convertible notebook supports smart gestures on the touchpad for a familiar experience whether in tablet or notebook mode.
ASUS Q304UA Convertible 2-in-1 Laptop: Get more done with this versatile Asus convertible notebook. The touchpad and backlit keyboard provide laptop navigation, and the screen flips to tablet mode for brilliant Full HD touch-screen control. This ultraportable Asus convertible notebook supports smart gestures on the touchpad for a familiar experience whether in tablet or notebook mode.
ASUS Q304UA Convertible 2-in-1 Laptop: Get more done with this versatile Asus convertible notebook. The touchpad and backlit keyboard provide laptop navigation, and the screen flips to tablet mode for brilliant Full HD touch-screen control. This ultraportable Asus convertible notebook supports smart gestures on the touchpad for a familiar experience whether in tablet or notebook mode.