I've always associated Asus at the lower end of build quality with laptops that bits start falling off after a few years, cases that just crack and generally w

I've always associated Asus at the lower end of build quality with laptops that bits start falling off after a few years, cases that just crack and generally wear out from being lightly used. Much like Acer and a world away from HP or Dell, let alone Thinkpad or Macbooks.