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I agree with this. Anecdotally speaking, I've never had a bad ASUS board, though I have had ones from other manufacturers. My experience, however, is completely subjective. I may have just won the ASUS lottery and totally lucked out.
Due to the complexity of computer parts in general, I can see why there are the number of failures that there are. However, one thing that I have never agreed with is the replacement of a brand new item with someone else's refurbished unit, in some cases (such as Brian's) not even cleaned properly. There is no excuse for this. You pay good money for computer hardware, if you have to return it, you should get a new one, or have your own unit repaired and sent back to you. Refurbs should be sold to Newegg and other retailers to resell at a discount for those looking for a deal, not swapped out and returned for new hardware.
It might be the "cost of doing business" these days, but it's a lousy way to do business.