Discovering a stability between design and efficiency in a budget gaming laptop will be powerful, however Asus could have completed it with its latest TUF Gaming A14. Going for a barely much less aggressive aesthetic than its predecessors, the TUF Gaming A14 feels extra luxe than its worth suggests whereas providing you with a laptop computer that wouldn’t look misplaced within the workplace. To not point out delivering sufficient oomph for respectable body charges in trendy video games.
Maybe the most important shock when initially unboxing the TUF Gaming A14, nevertheless, was its weight and dimension. This 14-inch design is new for the 2024 TUF lineup, and it’s surprisingly gentle for a gaming laptop computer at 3.22 kilos. Its 16:10 display screen side ratio is just a little taller and fewer huge than a typical 16:9 show (like a TV), serving to it really feel fairly compact.
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For comparability, the TUF Gaming A14 has very comparable dimensions to the decidedly nongaming laptop computer the Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1, regardless of together with a cell GeForce RTX 4060 graphics chip, an AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS processor, and the entire cooling elements essential to hold temperatures down whereas gaming. Different specs embody a 1-TB stable state drive for storage and 16 GB of RAM, plus an extra M.2 slot if you wish to add extra storage later. That’s a powerful setup for a laptop computer that appears and feels fairly unassuming at first look.
The highest and backside of the chassis are lined by steel in a good-looking darkish grey, which enhances the black coloration scheme discovered across the display screen and on the keyboard deck. This isn’t your typical loud and RBG-infused gaming laptop computer, which I admire as somebody who doesn’t essentially wish to stand out like that after I’m out of the home. Nonetheless, the understated look is probably not for everybody, particularly should you like a little bit of flash in your tech.
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