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Posted by A
 - November 15, 2025, 07:38:39
Quote from: systemBuilder25 on November 15, 2025, 05:30:14Be careful with the open box products from Best Buy!  I happened to buy exactly this laptop (Asus S16 hx365) for $100 off - open box - at the release.  Well the Wi-Fi 802.11b was defective and when I laid on the bed and crossed my legs I lost contact with the access point 30 feet away.  First time in my life with five different laptops that this ever happened!

Make sure to thoroughly test the Wi-Fi on all bands if you buy an open box product from Best buy!  Wi-Fi has a lot of analog components and it is easy to miss poor performance!

I don't think wifi is that much of a problem. Unless the wifi chip is soldered or the antenna is broken, swapping a wifi chip costs like what, 10 bucks?

The bigger issue is that for the specs, you can get brand new for that money this time of year. Hardly a deal.
Posted by systemBuilder25
 - November 15, 2025, 05:30:14
Be careful with the open box products from Best Buy!  I happened to buy exactly this laptop (Asus S16 hx365) for $100 off - open box - at the release.  Well the Wi-Fi 802.11b was defective and when I laid on the bed and crossed my legs I lost contact with the access point 30 feet away.  First time in my life with five different laptops that this ever happened!

Make sure to thoroughly test the Wi-Fi on all bands if you buy an open box product from Best buy!  Wi-Fi has a lot of analog components and it is easy to miss poor performance!
Posted by Redaktion
 - February 03, 2025, 11:23:58
The 2024 Asus Zenbook S 16 OLED laptop can now be yours for less than $900 if you are ready to opt for an "Open-Box" unit from Best Buy. Powered by a Ryzen AI 9 365, 24 GB of memory, and 1 TB of storage, the laptop is available in a variety of conditions and can be had for as low as $723.99.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Open-Box-Excellent-Asus-Zenbook-S-16-with-Ryzen-AI-9-365-APU-and-120-Hz-OLED-panel-is-now-enjoying-41-price-cut.955941.0.html