ASUS TUF Gaming A17

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Date Published: 01 Aug 2022

AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 140W)
17.3”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), 144 Hz, IPS + FreeSync
512GB SSD
16GB DDR5
2.60 kg (5.7 lbs)

TOTAL SCORE

6.9 Portability Good

7.0 Display Very Good

7.4 For Work Very Good

7.4 For Gaming Very Good

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Review

ASUS TUF Gaming A17 in-depth review

ASUS has one of the largest rosters of gaming devices on the market right now. And although it is dominated by the ROG series, we can't overlook the importance of the TUF Gaming notebooks. Last year, the TUF Gaming A17 (FA706) was really promising thanks to its great performance, wide hardware configuration options, and low base price tag.If we take a quick look into the specs, we're going to see that the manufacturer really wanted to turn things up a notch. Not only do you get the latest AMD processors (as of the time of writing this review), but now you can take advantage of the RTX 3070 Ti. But this is not the big deal here - instead, we were more surprised to find out that the TGP ratings of the graphics cards have been significantly increased. The difference is so big, that it wi[...]

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Pros

Tough chassis
2x SODIMM + 2x M.2 PCIe x4 (both support Gen 4 SSDs)
144Hz refresh rate (AUO B173HAN04.9)
No PWM (AUO B173HAN04.9)
HDMI 2.0b (G-Sync)
Adaptive Sync support (AUO B173HAN04.9)
Great battery life for a gaming laptop
The Armoury Crate offers a lot of customization

Cons

No SD card reader and Thunderbolt 4 connectivity
Covers only 53% of sRGB (AUO B173HAN04.9)

Disassembly, maintenance and upgrade options

It's great to see that AMD machines are also coming with PCIe x4 Gen 4 SSD support. In the case of the TUF Gaming A17, both of the M.2 slots can house Gen 4 drives.Check out all ASUS TUF Gaming A17 FA707 prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.1. Remove the bottom plate To access the internals, you need to undo 12 Phillips-head screws. One of them lifts the bottom plate, which produces a gap where you can start the prying process.2. Battery It has a 90Wh battery pack, which lasts up to 13 hours of Web browsing, or 11 hours of vide[...]

DISPLAY: 17.3-inch, 1920x1080, IPS + FreeSync

Name
AUO B173HAN04.9 (AUO978F)

Diagonal
17.3"

Pixel density
127.34 ppi

Brightness
281 cd/m²

sRGB
50%

PWM frequency
No PWM (Flicker-Free)

Panel Type
IPS

Resolution
1920x1080

Becomes "Retina" from
27 inches (69 cm)

Contrast
1220:1

dE Color Checker
4.6 3.8

PWM Rating
10.0: (safe)

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