02/04/2015 As stated earlier, I replaced the hard disk 1TB SSD with a 512GB Crucial for MX100. Obviously, the performances are increased dramatically but the downside risk associated with this amendment is high. Indeed, the design of the Asus laptop is surprisingly complex and any opening of this kind of product has a high risk (ditto for the model 13 "UX32VD I also own). Starting with the bottom opening, very laborious, requiring great care and skill, until you replace the hard drive whose ties are complex and asymmetrical. This machine has clearly not been designed for easy maintenance, it would seem that it is intended to be manipulated Asus exclusively by a service because the inside looks like a mechanical timepiece A word about the internal battery which is a ridiculous ability. we understand immediately that its autonomy is very low and let the essential flaw permanently connected charger when used.
In conclusion I would not recommend this change to all those whose hard and soft skills are not total. I also recommend this laptop to anyone wanting a scalable machine and easy to maintain. Maybe is this the reason why this model has had as little success on the French market ...
19/06/2015 My laptop crashed there two weeks. Diagnosis: motherboard to change ... six months after the purchase, it is not reassuring at all on the reliability of this long-term product! Amazon impeccable service immediately sends back a service label. In fact it is a private maintenance company because the service is so bad Asus Amazon has had to contract with private companies. In the end, we had to wait eight days to get the new motherboard, plus 1 day to install it the return service, or about 12 days. Finally, it will be my first and last Asus laptop. So I lowered my rating to 2 stars because I am particularly disappointed with the lack of reliability of the product (but not performance). After using Dell without any problems for years, my next laptop will definitely be a Dell.