I used to think this "Crash-N-Burn" comment was only related to when I raced motorcycles back when I was young and daredevilish.
Now I know the real meaning of Crash-N-Burn!
You can do all the research you want and still get Burned! You can select the right agent the right car the right anything and still get Burned!
I have owned 10 laptops over the years at a minimum and this latest purchase was going to be grander than all that I owned before this. Wrong....it was grander all right. It was grander all right, it cost me grander. It caused my temper to be grander. It cost grander in time and energy.
So here are some grander thoughts. 
- Best Buy now loads their software promotions on computers. I don't want their stuff...I didn't pay for their stuff so don't embed it in my start-up sequence on my laptop!
- Best Buy removes the service manuals according to a blogger on the ASUS "gripe site". I believe them I didn't get a service manual with my unit either.
- PC magazine don't tell me something is great if it isn't! I believe you and use you information as part of my decision making. The "ASUS G73" i7 processor was supposed to be the next best thing to having an MIT grad sitting in your waiting room if you need engineering advice. NOT SO!
Crash is what it does. Burn is what you Do! I crashed 10 times during software loading, during restarts, lock during normal use...slow processing! By the end of the first three hours my new laptop was close to being a "Return Bin Item". I Googled my brand and found a parade of bad news. My next thought was a nasty gram to PC magazine. They must have gotten a hand made unit for review...because the poor saps that bought these units were in the same boat as me. Crash-N-Burn for the norm.
I finally reloaded everything from scratch the whole operating system...everything. Now it works, but I
can share with you....this mild mannered reporter was looking for a phone booth to change into the Devil! I had some very evil thoughts about the manufacturer and Best Buy. I will never buy anything from a retailer that loads their advertising on my electronics. I will only purchase from on-line sources from now on. I have had very good luck with Amazon by the way. Books, cameras, software all competitively priced with free shipping.
I do not want a retailer to load their advertising on my computer! Best Buy loads an application you have to go into your add/delete programs to get rid of it. The program they load is their website. It is programed to start-up every time you turn on your system. They have it loaded on your desktop. It took one minute and they were gone!
Can I give you a hint...I am not a fan of the i7 intel chip. It is not faster than my old Quad core. I have more memory in this laptop because I use my laptop like a workstation, I needed more. You will find that the workstation may become a thing of the past. Even workplaces will have workers using laptops that connect to their networks while working and offer a mobile option to take the work home and bring back in the morning.
Workstation desks with wireless printer connections is the new standard.
Upgrading your technology? Read the sites that offer information by actual owners. Don't believe PC magazine or hot shot that is given a new computer every year. Believe the people that use the units.
I was so close to buying an apple...but I didn't want to deal with software upgrades...should have bought an Apple!
Thinking of upgrading your technology?
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