u/Ezio_TheAssassin

After scouring the marketplace for months, I was finally able to find the unit that I was looking for. It is Z1 extreme version with everything stock. Paid $250 for the unit and carrying case. Comes with original charger and battery is at 86% health. Only problem is that it has busted card reader which I am okay with. How do you rate this buy?
Things that I have done so far

• Did a complete wipe and using Asus Cloud recovery
• Installed latest Windows and Asus updates (Armory Crate and Drivers)
• Limited Battery charge to 80% to prevent further degradation
• Installed Control to test performance. At 1080p low setting, 15w performance mode, device draws more than 25w+. Any tips for optimizing performance at lower TPD?
• Have been mostly playing Xbox Cloud gaming (COD Modern Warfare) and getting around 2.5 hours on full charge
• Device is out of warranty so planning to do the battery and SSD mod soon
• Should i try to fix the card reader by heating method or leave it as is? I do want to emulate games, especially switch games

Please advise any tips and tricks for used device to maximize the performance and make the