With a solid state hard drive added, this is a super fast, very well appointed bargain

If you plan to use this daily, especially for multitasking, I highly recommend adding a solid state drive

I would recommend swapping out the hard drive with a solid state, but you already knew that.

The solid state hard drive boots up windows and the start up programs in about 20 seconds

Package arrived fast and in perfect state.

256GB Ultimate 3D NAND Solid State Drive (ASU800NS38-256GT-C)So come on ASUS, just include a pre-installed $0.10 screw and save people the trouble.

They look like [this](https://www.amazon.co.uk/WD-500GB-Internal-Solid-State/dp/B01LXPD2WB) on the end and not like [

256GB Ultimate 3D NAND Solid State Drive (ASU800NS38-256GT-C

Solid state or hybrid drives boot up faster.

(SLC Cache for Speed Boost) SATA III Internal Solid State Drive for Ultrabooks and Tablets (SP120GBSS3M55M28)

Internal Solid State Drive - CT275MX300SSD4

Used to... slapped a 128 solid state drive in that puppy and it boots up in 9 sec!Main features

It was easy to add a Solid State Drive after getting the cover off

(SLC Cache for Speed Boost) SATA III Internal Solid State Drive for Ultrabooks and Tablets (SP240GBSS3M55M28)) as the new system drive

Solid State Drive - WDS500G2B0BCrucial 8GB Single DDR4 2400 MT/s (PC4-19200

The Intel Core i5-8250U is awesome; although, I think I would be a little more comfortable with 16 gb of ram and a little more solid state storage (256ish) to make it run just a tad faster, but I can't complain at all for the cost

What I like about it is that having a Solid State Drive means that starts quickly and

I would have liked to have bought it with a solid state drive, but it was easy to clone the existing HDD and replace it with an SSD which further improved the performance.

This is an excellent product once you add a solid state drive

If you need a perfect, easy to use, good looking, portable laptop for work or school that is snappy as all heck (just get a solid state drive for it) and will probably last you 5-7 years before it becomes outdated, I highly recommend this laptop.*Side note, I've been using it for 6

Internal Solid State Drive -

With a solid state hard drive added, this is a super fast, very well appointed bargain

I will be installing a solid state drive like many do

Swap out the built in mechanical hard drive for an affordable solid state one and you get a device that can compete with a $1000 laptop for half its price

But, if you are not planning to add the solid state hard drive, it's an annoyingly slow computer

I sprung the extra ~$90 for the 128 gb sold state hard drive.

But, if you are not planning to add the solid state hard drive, it's an annoyingly slow computer

Solid State Drive - WDS500G2B0B) and an additional OEM 8 Gb RAM chip (SK Hynix HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH Non ECC PC4-

After I set it up, it STILL WON’T recognize my fingerprint.

n’t work well.

n’t give up, bless my heart

(I did that, as well as with router and printer).

The i5-8250 is surprisingly fast and runs as fast as or a bit faster than the 2630QM in the G73SW

I rarely write reviews, and have NEVER returned a laptop or other electronics (unless they simply aren't working) as I do my due diligence in research ahead of

That is what I will do, so the real price of this laptop <as truly wonderful as it is> is what you pay PLUS the price of an SSD + the cost of having someone with the skills replacing it . . . if you can't do that yourself

While the replacement came in within a day or so, which was amazing, it had the same exact issue, as well as not being able to switch sound to TV when connected to HDMI on Netflix

It boots from cold nearly as fast as my iPad, seems to handle most of what I throw at it

the Sleep-to-Wake is as fast as

After I set it up, it STILL WON’T recognize my fingerprint.

n’t work well.

n’t give up, bless my heart