Only to find this is a very common issue with the model. Just died in the middle of use, now absolutely no signs of life. How disappointing. I am still covered under extended warranty from the retailer I bought it from (in Australia), but from all the posts I've seen Asus either replaces the motherboard or provides a replacement instead of bothering to repair. However I have photos on there that I want to recover. I don't even really want a replacement, I just want to be done within Asus I have absolutely no trust in them. Ideally I would get a refund and keep my dead device (so I can find a specialised technician to reball the cpu/ram) but I don't think they'll let that happen. What a headache. Do better Asus.
