I typed 81 words per minute on the typing test, which just sneaks past my 80-wpm average. While it makes the deck feel a cramped due to the off kilter qwerty section, I’d argue that the additional switches make this a dream for in-game macros and data entry. The keyboard on the TUF Gaming F15 benefits greatly from the number pad. Asus TUF Gaming F15 keyboard and touchpad The action scenes throughout No Time To Die really demonstrate this with the deep blacks of more foreboding scenes not really being a true darkness, which leads to a certain level of blooming.īut you can look past that, the display is decent and it puts the far more expensive G15 on blast. In real-world use, the limited contrast ratio gives away that this isn’t the most high-end panel. Plus, this is better than the X14 (77.7%) and only fractionally less than the G15 (79.9%).

When put through the paces of our colorimeter, the TUF Gaming F15 reproduced 79.5% of the DCI-P3 color gamut with a 0.32 Delta-E color accuracy score, which fell behind the 81.6% premium gaming laptop average, but you’re not going to notice a 2% difference.

In real-world use, it struggles in brightly lit rooms - worsened by any reflections on the matte finish of the panel. In our testing, the TUF Gaming F15 hit 330 nits of brightness, which just managed to edge past the 324-nit category average and matched the ROG Zephyrus G15 (325 nits), but is still pretty dim compared to the Alienware X14 (400 nits). We tried two of the three of the 15.6-inch display options you can choose from: a QHD panel with 165Hz and an eSports-centric FHD screen with a buttery-smooth 300Hz refresh rate. If you do need more though, check out our best laptop docking stations and best USB Type-C hubs pages. But you’ve got all the ports you need, whether you’re on the go or kicking your feet up at home. I would prefer to see these ports placed on the back for better cable management while using the F15 on a desk (or attached to a monitor in a vertical stand). On the right, you’ve got a Kensington lock and the second USB-A.

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