Works ok for what it is, experienced touchscreen failure within 14 mo.
344239
We purchased this a little over a year ago. We use it infrequently, maybe once or twice a week.

The touchscreen no longer functions after a year of light use, we've tried many fixes, to include returning the computer to factory original setup. Dell customer support has been unable to help through multiple attempts, even going so far as to say there "must not be a driver for your touch screen compatible with Windows 10 yet."

As I said, we tried resetting to 8.1 and factory settings per their recommendation and that didn't fix it either.

If touchscreen is a major concern for you, I'd consider getting a warranty, as ours stopped working right as the warranty expired..

Otherwise, its an ok PC with average performance. It's big draw (all-in-one with touchscreen) is what it is while it lasts.
1866386
Its refresh rate isn't anything to boast about, and the documentation is lacking. The touchscreen is a bit inaccurate and the documentation is severely lacking. It works though, and it's about average quality for the price.
2562940
This entire review can probably be summed up with "you get what you pay for." This is one of the cheaper laptop options available, so I'm not entirely surprised by the poor performance and constant issues I endured with this laptop. The only reason I didn't give it 1 star is because I should have known that selecting the cheap option would get me lower quality.

PROS:
I was able to access the internet and browse with relative ease as long as I didn't open too many windows or programs at the same time.  I was also able to do work on MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint without too many issues.

CONS:
Trackpad - The trackpad absolutely stinks.  It would often stop working for no discernible reason and I had to troubleshoot by attaching a USB mouse, using the touchscreen, or by restarting.  The trackpad sensitivity was also erratic.  Sometimes it wouldn't sense my finger for a couple seconds, other times it was super sensitive to my palm as I was typing and the cursor would move to a different part of the screen (which was extremely irritating when typing in a document).

Touchscreen - The touchscreen also had major bugs. If the computer went to sleep on its own after inactivity, when I would wake it up again the touchscreen would malfunction and begin "ghost clicking" in random parts of the screen.  Sometimes it would happen rapidly across the top of the screen and close documents and other applications I was using. I lost several documents because the "ghost clicking" closed them before I could save. The only way to fix this bug was to put the laptop to sleep manually and then wake it up again.

Speed - Again, you get what you pay for so I'm not totally blaming the computer for this since it came as advertised, but I would have to wait a long time (30+ seconds) for applications to open.  30 seconds may not sound like a very long time, but when you are trying to open several applications in a row, that becomes several minutes before you can begin doing any work.
2860079
After 2 days of use the touch is erratic and not reliable.
496758
The touch screen stopped working after about two years. The other features seem OK. Would like to know if the touchscreen can be repaired.
366904
UPDATE (October 2014): In lieu of dealing with the RMA process and sending my unit overseas - expecting the whole process to take weeks - I decided to use the tools I purchased to fix my smartphone's dead digitizer/screen to open my Vivotab 8 [read: voided my warranty]. I successfully opened it, identified the small cable connected to the digitizer, and gave it a slight nudge. After replacing the back of the tablet, my stylus/writing feature is working fine.

To be safe, I also ordered a very cheap replacement cable from a company called Digi-Key. The cable is a .5mm type 2 8p manufactured by Wuerth Elektronik - http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/687708050002/732-3577-ND/2811299

Initial experience:
The stylus and handwriting were slightly more sensitive and accurate than the Galaxy Note. Windows 8.1 on an 8 inch tablet is difficult to navigate without a keyboard, and the UI is poorly designed when it comes to touch-based interaction. You're almost forced to use the stylus to close, minimize, move, etc. windows, or use the corner of your finger at just the right angle. I'd prefer an Android OS that allows for seamless multitasking, using multiple apps at once. My screen had some deadzones at the top and right, and the color is slightly off.

But that's just the beginning...

How this ended up: I experienced a problem with the stylus/digitizer (the Wacom screen hardware) within a month of purchasing the Vivotab Note 8. It would spontaneously stop working or simply be inactive after waking up the tablet. In my search to troubleshoot this, I discovered that there are hundreds of IT discussion boards with many folks experiencing the same thing. I recommend Googling something like "ASUS Vivotab Note 8 stylus not working" or "vivotab note 8 digitizer problem". I think seeing other customers' issues (and every step they took) is more effective than reading any review on here.

As with many of these folks, the problems start as intermittent, then eventually the stylus/digitizer completely stops working.

The error (found under the Device Manager): I2C HID Device Error Code 10

A few of the troubleshooting steps I tried:
- Disabling-then-reenabling the device from the Device Manager is only temporary, and complete failure occurred a week after I had been doing this.
- A registry fix: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1-hardware/asus-m80ta-stylus-is-not-working-i2c-hid-device/0342fc80-d220-4d7b-8f72-4abcb240b4d6
- A driver reinstall fix: http://wind8apps.com/asus-vivotab-note-8-pen-not-working/
- http://news.softpedia.com/news/Possible-Fixes-ASUS-VivoTab-Note-8-Wacom-Stylus-Not-Working-443792.shtml

I believe ASUS is very aware of a faulty or low quality hardware issue, but despite this, continues to sell an inferior product and provides poor customer in the form of a helpdesk script that suggests software-based troubleshooting. Very seriously doubting the ASUS is investing in effective quality management...but it's their money to waste by not building quality into the product.

I'm just now starting the "RMA" (Return Material Authorization) process to hopefully receive a new unit.
1553161
We ordered two of these.
PRO: They have nice big touch screens, and for a laptop the sound is good.  Inside there are 3 separate speakers that are pretty loud.  Some people don't like the LCD screen, but for me it was okay.
CON: Bad repair record.  Out of the two Y50's that we bought, both had to be completely reinstalled within a month of getting them.  Fortunately I had two, so I could use one to make a recovery drive for the other.  Otherwise I would have been screwed.
Then, just after the warranty expired, the touch screen on one of them failed.  We resolved this by just turning off the touch screen capability and using it without touchscreen.  A few months after that, the onboard video failed.  We had to replace the motherboard.
Fortunately I am technologically savvy and can do this.  Otherwise, I would have been really really frustrated.
If you do buy this, GET AN EXTENDED WARRANTY.
2105358
I had the same experience as many with the screen intermittently freezing up just after 1 year.  I never used it ruggedly and it was protected in a hard case the whole time.

If the product didn't have mechanical problems it would be ok but these seem to be quite frequent on this model and from what I've heard on many of the other Palm brand models as well.
425615
I ordered this laptop 6 months ago from Amazon, and was initially pleased except for a few things:

- battery life quickly dropped from "7-8 hours" to more like 3.5-4, even with screen brightness down and power-saving battery setting
- the right Shift key, as everyone says, is a phenomenal pain, and takes a week or so to adjust to
- the wifi signal was inevitably weaker than I would get with other laptops in a side-by-side comparison

About three months in, the left button below the touch pad stopped working. A problem, but I adjusted to using just the touch pad. Then the touch pad began acting up -- not releasing when I released my finger, etc. I switched to using a portable mouse more often and got ready to send it in for a repair.

Not soon enough. The hard drive died two nights ago. No warning, no trauma, just a blank screen and no more whirring sound. The BIOS doesn't find it, and ruling out a few other things means it's fried, along with months of work. (Back your data up TODAY, people.)

This is the last Asus product I ever buy.
3429879
Good phone when it worked, but 2.5 months after the warranty ended, the touchscreen stopped registering touch in a rectangular area near the top of the screen.  Others online have reported the exact same problem with the hardware.  LG customer support refused to help us without an unknown service charge, or give a refurbished phone, so we are out of luck.  I was a big LG customer (stove, fridge, microwave, etc.), but this really turned me off to their products.
3307007
Lasted for about 2 years and the screen stopped working. It would not respond to touch but everything else was working fine. It would restart, charge, behave as a storage device when connected to the laptop. The screen just completely stopped responding.
888803
This was functionally nice for a touch screen, but too brittle. I have cracked two in a year with just moderate to light use that would not have damaged the screen anyhow. I will be trying something else. Nothing on the box or product website about warranties.

Update: after my initial review, O was contacted quickly by Califu who let me know that the best way to contact them was through their Amazon profile. They have immediately sent me a replacement, so I will try again. I appreciate that they have lived up to their guarantee.
4795085
touchscreen already Works but my pone it's now dead, i make a mistake trying to remove the pieces of broken glass with tape and the screen get apparted from the mb and flex is broken, so i have a request, please put a lavel with warnings and instructions thank you
4271991
Worked ok for 3 months and then the touch screen died for no reason.  Can not use it anymore
3470168
I bought this in February because my last tablet died.  It has worked fine since I bought it and it met all of my expectations.  However, last week the touchscreen started acting strange.  It would zoom when touched with one finger among other strange issues.  It acts like a touch screen that has water on it.  I have not dropped the tablet so it shouldn't be suffering from some damage because of that.  It is a shame that after only four months I am yet again looking for a new tablet.
4131303
I needed a battery operated display for outdoors, and there aren't many choices. This was low enough cost to be worth a try, and the small screen was adequate for my needs.

Pluses:
-- It accepts SDHC (no adapter needed) as well as SD and MMC memory cards.
-- Screen is reasonably bright and readily viewable outside. Brightness and contrast are adjustable. Also has saturation and limited hue adjustments, but for me the defaults were pretty good.
-- Screen colors are good, and resolution (320x240 pixels) is adequate for the small  size (2.0 x 2.75 inches). The screen is slightly larger than the size of many displays on recent model digital cameras, although of lower resolution than most.

Minuses:
-- Processor is slooooooowwwww[...] Fastest photo to photo speed is about 8 seconds for 4 MB JPGs; might be faster with smaller JPGs, but I didn't try. Typically takes a second or two before it responds to any command button inputs --- really gets maddening.
-- You need to have a memory card in the display with JPG photos before you can even access the setup and control menus. I sent the first unit back because I thought I couldn't access the menus. (Support number for Sunpak on J&R site is incorrect - I didn't want to order oriental food ;>) ).
-- Atrocious user manual. Poor organization (be sure to read through it ALL before operating). Very minimal, and skips a lot.
-- Poor user interface. At least for me, not at all intuitive, although part of it is the long delays between individual operations. Mulitple sequences to do things that should take one or two steps at most.
-- Poor protection of the LCD screen. Can gently press the screen and see the display warp. This would be less important for an indoor, desktop display --- but this portable, battery-operated one should be expected to get a lot of handling.
-- Can't get into the setup menu when attached to USB port.
-- J&R, like many of the New York camera and electronics outfits, apparently likes to reuse returned equipment. In my case, I got an opened, used unit with fingerprints after sending back the first one for replacement(NOT the same unit I sent back; I make a slight mark in an unobtrusive area whenever I return items for replacement).
-- No battery charge indicator, either when charging or when in use.
-- Can only charge from a USB port. On a positive note, it seems to charge fully in about 2 hours.
-- Rated for 90 minutes of display time per charge, which you might get if you ratchet the brightness down. I get about 60 minutes.
-- Screen seems to be optimized for viewing about 30 degrees above the screen, presumably for desktop viewing. Optimal viewing angle very limited vertically; much better horizontally.
-- Many slow steps to access simple functions like zooming, and equally difficult to get out of that mode. I still can't figure out how to pan a zoomed image vertically.
-- Given the vulnerability of the screen, the included soft sided carrying bag should be hard-sided. Should also have room for the USB connector.

Bottomline: I decided to keep it, but just barely. Unless, like me, you really need a portable display, I'd wait for a couple revisions or other competing models. Things I'd look for are a more rugged design, slightly larger display, ability to use AA or AAA rechargeables, cleaner user interface, and faster processing. Might be a while. Manufacturers seems to be going in the other direction, removing the battery powered units from their lineups.
1938587
Worked well with occasional sluggish responses during web browsing as the only problem. Starting 18 months after purchase, touch screen went haywire with inability to select letters on the keyboard without multiple letters to the far left being scrolled into the text window. Tried the factory reset and the hard reset to no avail. I was informed that since outside warranty, thereis nothing that can be done. Not worth the price for 18 months of use.