It's slower than my i3 Alienware Alpha

I bought my i3 Alienware Alpha retail at dell for 400 bucks and it runs at least 4x times faster than this ASUS. I'm not sure if these are MFG refurbished, I feel like I purchased an unmaintained used device. Takes about 3 minutes to boot up and after it does it takes about another 3-5 minutes for the pc to get itself together so I can start opening apps. Once the PC has been running for about 10 minutes it starts to run okay sometimes to PC will freeze for about a second or two at least twice a day, it's really annoying. Sometimes on start up it will not recognize any USB devices and I have to restart it a few more times. My Alienware has a 5400 rpm hard drive compared to this 7200 rpm hard drive, it also has an i3 compared to it's i7, it has double the memory and it still operates significantly slower. very unhappy with the purchase, will not be purchasing anything from this seller again, especially refurbished items, they're most likely bad returns or improperly repaired devices, but definitely not manufacture refurbished. Edit: Couple weeks in since the review and noticing other flaws. the WiFi is very unreliable, will disconnect frequently and takes a lot longer to repair than most basic PCs. I recommend being hardwired to your network. This is hands down the worst refurbished purchase I've ever made.Read full review

Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Refurbished