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[techno_bull]

I keep hearing bad things about Asus quality.

Yes I also read a lot of those (negative) reviews. But that's the thing with online reviews you get people on all sides. If you're looking for a $599-$799 build quality in a $349 device you're going to be disappointed but I read a number of reviews that also stated that for the performance and versatility you can't go wrong at this price point. So we'll see.

As I said I don't expect the build quality of this device to hold up for being ones primary laptop. But I'm thinking it could be fine for the laptop/tablet you throw in the backpack when traveling and/or consuming content from the couch.