Loud Fan Noise & System Crashes – Asus X1504VAP

I bought a Asus X1504VAP (Intel Core 5 120U, 16GB/512GB SSD, Windows 11 Home) at Makro on the 21 July 2026, and it's been a disappointing purchase.

First issue: the fan noise is unacceptable. It runs loudly even during basic web browsing. My 10-year-old Lenovo G580 is quieter than this brand-new laptop, that alone tells you something is wrong with the thermal management on this model.

Second, and more serious: the laptop crashed multiple times while I was setting up a database in SQL Server Management Studio — a basic task. I've run the same setup on an old Celeron laptop without a single hiccup. A modern Core 5 with 16GB RAM should handle this without breaking a sweat, let alone crashing.

Between the noise and the instability, I feel like I've been sold a lemon. Would not recommend this specific model.