Admittedly that might be the issue, I feel I’ve walked into Linux at the right time. Lots of community support, knowledge being shared openly with great outcomes.

Be aware that this is a community project - you may not see the best OOBE for the latest models from ASUS.

Had you installed anything from the ASUS Linux crew? https://asus-linux.org/

NixOS also have hardware modules for many laptops: https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-hardware/tree/master

For my specific model: https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-hardware/blob/master/asus/zephyrus/ga401/default.nix

My G14 is still going strong, and it’s 4? 5? years old. I’m the second owner too.

What doesn’t work under Linux? Backlight control, keyboard backlight (including RGB on other models) is well supported, anime matrix works too. I can easily set charge limits, fan speeds and power profiles.

My model doesn’t have a webcam but the built in mics work well.

ASUS laptops have a great community behind them.

https://asus-linux.org/

Oh super helpful, been meaning to investigate linux-tkg for my gaming setup. How long was the build time for the kernel on your system?