Since buying my new Asus laptop last year, it has had a series of problems. It's already had to go to Asus in Sydney to have the motherboard replaced and now it has to go back again because it keeps freezing up and slowing down to the point of being unusable. I'd heard that Asus was a good brand, but from my experience the K50IP Laptop has been awful and I don't recommend it at all. Asus as a company have been quite good though, MUCH better than Acer.
Oh well, I now have to wait 10 days for it to be returned to me, hopefully this time permanently fixed.