ok they posted this on my RMA page
ASUS After-sale Repair Status Route is as below:
Product Received > (Waiting) > Repairing > Final Testing > Packing > Ready for Shipping > Repair Finished
now shouldn't say replacement? not repair?
Don't confuse yourself with the wordings of the RMA process. "Repair finished" just means all the necessary steps have been taken care of and shipment is in process, that's all. It's like the step just before shipping...