Sound quality is about as good as can be expected from a laptop with speakers on the bottom, no problem, I knew what I was getting myself into, but I often times get a brief but loud buzz or screech kind of nose whenever I'm watching videos or listening to music

I love it, so far not had any real problems.

Even with the problems resolved, no thanks to Asus, the laptop still has just awful hinge design in that screen is very wobbly and unstable, just save your money and buy from a different company.