This looks like a okay laptop for basic tasks. But, $599 is expensive for a basic laptop with 64GB storage, 4GB of RAM and a mobile Phone/tablet Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 CPU.
Users can get a regular Windows 10 laptop with 8GB of RAM, Intel i3 or i5 CPU, disc drive, more storage for $500 on Amazon.
There are also Chromebooks with 8 GB of RAM, and a Core i3 or i5 CPU for $499-600.
There are also plenty of slightly used and refurbished laptops which people can get for about $250 with better specs than this Asus Laptop with 4GB of RAM and a mobile CPU.
I think Asus does not have as many dedicated users to pay high prices for low-speced laptops with 4GB of RAM and a mobile CPU which is installed mostly on smartphones.