Review: Asus TUF Dash F15

Conclusion

The Asus TUF Dash F15 is a curious laptop that bodes well for common workloads but struggles in its primary ambition of delivering high-quality 1080p gaming at super-fast framerates.

Standing out from the crowd with a stark white chassis and contrasting pale-green backlight, the 15.6in laptop looks different to the norm yet doesn't sacrifice on quality and feels well-built throughout. The user experience is bolstered by a comfortable keyboard and responsive trackpad, there's a broad selection of ports, battery life is sufficient for a full day's work, and performance during everyday tasks is fast and responsive.

The caveat is that the Intel Core i7 processor and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop graphics don't deliver the performance uptick one might expect over previous-generation hardware. Current games look and play well at the native 1080p resolution, but don't expect framerates to take full advantage of the 144/240Hz display options, and with a quad-core chip allied to a low-fat 80W GPU, you do wonder about the laptop's future-proof credentials.

Bottom line: at £999 the entry-level TUF Dash F15 could be worth a shout as a competent all-rounder, but our experience of initial RTX 30 Series laptops suggests that manufacturers are still getting to grips with Nvidia's latest mobile GPUs.

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The Asus TUF Dash F15 144Hz is available to purchase from Scan Computers.

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