Used to be a die-hard Dell fan until I tried my friend's ASUS Vivobook for a week

I swore by Dell for years because that's what I had in college. But my buddy let me borrow his ASUS Vivobook for a week last month while mine was getting fixed. The battery on this thing lasts like 12 hours compared to my old Dell's 6 hours. Plus it boots up in like 5 seconds flat without any of that bloatware nonsense. I was convinced I'd hate the keyboard but honestly it's just as good for typing. The real kicker was the price - his was $550 and my Dell was $750 for way less battery life. Has anyone else switched brands and been surprised by what you found?

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the_ben18d ago

Hold up, I gotta push back a little. I've had the exact opposite experience with ASUS laptops. Borrowed a friend's Vivobook once and the fan sounded like a jet engine taking off after 20 minutes of basic web browsing. That thing ran hot enough to cook an egg on. Plus the build quality felt kind of flimsy compared to my old Dell, like the screen hinge was already getting loose after a few months. And that bloatware argument cuts both ways - Dell's gotten way better about it lately, my last one came pretty clean out of the box. Your mileage may vary though, I know a lot of people swear by ASUS for the price point.

stellas5618d ago

Wait, did you check if that ASUS had the exact same processor and RAM as your Dell? Because those jet engine fans usually only kick in on the lower end models with slower chips. I'm guessing your friend's specs were way different.