sounds like you just got yourself a lemon. I have yet to read about any computer manufacturers that has never sold a lemon. my horror story is with dell. If you are so reliant on your laptop for your business, then it may make sense to have a backup.
I bought my ASUS laptop less then a year ago. It is an ASUS G550JK. I was satisfied with the speed and power of the laptop but my complaint comes from the hardware and my experience with the customer service.
After less than a year of owning this laptop I have suffered 2 hardware breakdowns. The first was the headphone jack broke which caused me to have to send it in for repairs which caused me to lose work (as this is my business laptop). The second was the mic and camera broke down. Two hardware failures in less than a year is just beyond awful to me.
Their customer service seemed unwilling to give any other solution other than me send it in which would take at least 3 weeks to fix. This was terrible for me as I would lose work and lots of money in doing so.
Anyway, this has been my experience with ASUS products and their service. Needless to say, I will no longer shop with them.

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