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Asus TUF Dash Gaming 15 user here: I cannot recommend it enough. - Intel i7 H series processor (best mobile Intel chips) - Upgradeable RAM (currently at 24GB)
by martibravo 4y ago
Asus TUF Dash Gaming 15 user here: I cannot recommend it enough.
- Intel i7 H series processor (best mobile Intel chips)
- Upgradeable RAM (currently at 24GB)
- Intel Wifi 6
- Nvidia RTX 3060
- FullHD Screen with 144Hz
- Comfortable keyboard with backlight
- Two M.2 slots, laptop came with 500GB but added an extra 2TB.
- Good connecticity: HDMI, Ethernet, 3 full-size USBA 3.1 ports, 1 Thunderbolt port.
- Laptop runs on a 200W brick with a barrel connector, but on the go I plug it to a USBC 100W charger, works flawlessly.
- Good build quality: back of screen is aluminum, laptop itself is made with plastic with no deck flex or other problems.
- Only deal-breaker, not for me though, is the lack of webcam. I have a small USB one that attaches to the screen when needed.
Battery life is around 9h for me doing Node.js backend development with VSCode, Firefox with +40tabs, PostgreSQL and Docker running the server running locally. It lasts longer with the screen set to 60Hz and tinkering with the power settings to disable the Nvidia card when only doing CPU-intensive jobs.
Best of all: I only paid €999 ($1,081 taxes included) for it on Amazon Spain. Plus the SSD and extra RAM.
- geekifier 4y agoThat 1080p screen would be hard to get used to after working on crisp MBP screens. Especially when staring at text all day. The rest of the laptop does look great for the price.
- martibravo 4y agoAFAIK there are/were some 1440p versions available in the US. I'm from Europe so I didn't see them.
- usr1106 4y agoIt takes a day or 2 and you are used to the lower resolution again. It's not that the visible pixels would hinder readability. It's all psychological: Those who feel that nice looking fonts are important will be hard to convince. Probably also a status symbol for some. I prefer longer battery life and generally hate products and vendors wasting resources. I got HiDPI on my work laptop, but would switch back to a lower resolution any day. Use it regularly in other setups.
- tacker2000 4y agoLooks good but the deal breaker here is the screen. 1920x1080 is just not enough these days.
- philliphaydon 4y agoI won’t buy a laptop without 16:10 aspect ratio now.
- zeppelin101 4y agoAgreed, definitely. It's a game-changer.
- l30n4da5 4y agolol, all I have are 1080p screens.
- cercatrova 4y agoLaptops with greater than 1080p screens just take up battery for no discernable benefit at those screen sizes.
- Nathanael_M 4y agoBoth of these comments are ditches alongside the road of truth. 4k on a laptop is not necessary, but it is noticeable and sometimes valuable. I have a 4K laptop screen and I like it a lot. I have a 1080p monitor and I notice the resolution (mostly on text), but I’m plenty productive with it.
- tasuki 4y agoThat's just your opinion... I have good eyesight, yet prefer 1920x1080 in my laptops: - Larger resolutions are a significant battery drain. - Larger resolutions are more GPU intensive, taking away precious system resources.
- martibravo 4y ago
- princevegeta89 4y agoIs it running Linux? What OS? What is your experience with it?