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I’m a long-time electronics and gadget geek who’s been fortunate enough to enjoy a career that lets me indulge this interest. I have been writing about technology for several decades for a wide range of outlets including Wired, Gizmodo, Lifehacker, MSN, About.com, Kiplinger, and GeekDad. I’m in my 10th year as a senior contributor for Forbes with a focus on reviewing music-related tech, Apple gear, battery power stations and other consumer electronics. My day job is with the Malware Research Center at AI-native cybersecurity pioneer CrowdStrike.
brad i saved you on the ophoto thing pls respond
Thanks for the feedback, Louise —it’s much appreciated. There are manual keyboard brightness controls (f3 and f4). You can definitely minimize the brightness and I’m pretty certain you can turn the backlighting off altogether, but I don’t have the review unit to confirm any longer and I don’t see anything definitive on ASUS’ website. There is also a button to turn off the ambient light sensor and if nothing else, that should do the trick. In terms of TV binging, it has a nice display but the downside on a gaming laptop is battery life. Plugged in, should be great, but on battery it’s 3 maybe 4 hours and out. If you happen to be interested in distraction-free video streaming more than gaming, a convertible laptop (like the Dell XPS 13 2-in-1) that can be flipped into “tent” mode so you see only screen might be worth considering. Cheers, Brad
I need a battery for my Asus Republic of Gamers laptop, GL752V. I’m in the middle of a year long job search and need my laptop up and running.
I’ve called ASUS and was given battery part #
0B11-00360000
My internet keeps going down and delaying my search. Can you help me with this? I won’t be able to get back online to see your reply – if any.
Hello Brad,
I totally enjoyed your article on the ASUS ROG GL752V. It told me everything I wanted to know except one details (it’s a girl thing :-). My concern is about the backlit keyboard. Can one turn it off ( or at least dimmed it)?? How is it after playing or binging on tv series for hours?? After watching the video, I’m now convinced the Asus GL752 is for me UNLESS I cannot unplug the light so to speak. I guess I could always throw a towel over the keyboard …
I do appreciate you are a very busy writer but if you have a minute or two I’d love to know your take on the backlit keyboard. Take care. Louise
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