Seems to be a very decent machine at a decent price. Cheapest on Static Ice by nearly $90. Part of Computer Alliance's weekend ASUS sale. Shipping seems to be around $18 if you're interstate.
Was looking for a high end back to uni notebook for under 1k and found this. Seems to be pretty good value for an Intel Core i7, 8G notebook with Windows 8.
This sounds cheap considering its got 8GB standard. Couldn't find anything the same under $700 on static ice
Series ASUS R500A
Operating System MS Windows 8 (64-bit)