Good little laptop, but not perfect
Good little laptop with very good value for money (and above all, the comfort of having a dedicated GPU WITHOUT the gamer look, and that's really good), and what's more, it's easy to dismantle and upgrade (the product sheet says 16GB max, but the 16GB supplied are soldered and there's an empty SO-DIMM slot for another strip). There are only 2 minor (or major, depending on you) drawbacks:
- The WI-Fi / Bluetooth card supplied is not yet compatible with Linux (thanks Realtek). However, it's easily possible to change it for a compatible Intel M.2 card (I personally took the one from my old PC, but you can easily find some on the net for 20€ ). However, this requires the PC to be opened, so if you want to install Linux on it but don't want to open it, you'll have to move on. Otherwise, no compatibility issues (apart from the fingerprint reader, but that's agreed). If you want to install Windows on it, that's not your concern :)
- The screen. Although it has 144Hz anti-glare, very good viewing angles and decent brightness, colour reproduction is just mediocre. If your PC is mainly used for working or gaming, it's possible to make it look decent with a bit of fiddling. But if you watch a lot of films, or do graphics (drawing, design), you'd be better off aiming for a better screen with a less powerful GPU (4050 or 3060).
If you're looking for a good little work PC or a PC for gaming without the exuberant look, this Asus will do just fine. But if the two points above are dealbreakers for you, a less powerful PC with a better screen and an Intel wifi card would be more suitable :)
