General problem with motherboard / battery - from purchase is strongly discouraged

I decided after a lot of thinking after Christmas 2011 for an Asus X31 and must say that I am very satisfied with performance and features. Two of my colleagues have therefore also ordered this model for official purposes. However, the motherboard is in all three copies after use of 3-5 months failed: A start is no longer possible, the lamps, the screen remains black. The fact that we were not the only ones who had this problem, shows auchh this thread (and many more if you google):

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Since we were able to test three appliances of the same type directly and all three this error had (also here at Amazon, there are 2 reviews, describe the problem), certainly can not be spoken of a Monday device, but from a general problem that might experience frequent users more frequently. Incidentally, in the first device after the (admittedly quibble) exchange of battery and motherboard after 3 months before short, the problem was back. So even an exchange does not help much. For reliable operation, for example when traveling abroad, the device therefore is hardly recommended. Who wants to fall back every three months on a replacement unit and fully play its data and programs again, not to mention the expense of one Chic Kung and waiting all? Since the device can also be so quickly and look amazing. If the problem persists, you sit sometime after several exchange transactions after the warranty time with a pile of junk there. For me, this is already a reason never to buy an Asus laptop. In my view, this is probably a general problem that occurs just quickly at high utilization, and should definitely be "warned" prior to potential buyers.