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expiredDr.W posted Apr 19, 2024 01:44 AM
expiredDr.W posted Apr 19, 2024 01:44 AM

ASUS TUF A16: 16" FHD+ 165Hz, Ryzen 7 7735HS, RX 7700S, 16GB DDR5, 512GB SSD $799.99 at Best Buy

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Just a bit more than the FP deal only once posted during holiday season few months ago, but still a very good deal for the price.

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  • 16" FHD+ (1920 x 1200, WUXGA+) 16:10, 165Hz 7ms, 300-nits, 100% sRGB, 75.35% Adobe RGB, FreeSync Premium, MUX Switch + AMD Smart Access Graphics
  • AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS Mobile Processor (8-core/16-thread, 16MB L3 cache, up to 4.7 GHz max boost)
  • AMD Radeon RX 7700S, up to 120W (SmartShift), 8GB GDDR6
  • 16GB DDR5-4800 SO-DIMM, Max Capacity:32GB
  • 512GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD
  • Wi-Fi 6(802.11ax) (Dual band) 2*2 + BT 5.2
  • 720P HD camera
  • Backlit Chiclet Keyboard Single Light Touchpad
  • 90WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell Li-ion
  • 2.20 Kg (4.85 lbs.)
  • Model: FA617NT-A16.R77700
  • Ports:
    • 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack
    • 1x HDMI 2.1 FRL
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C support DisplayPort
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C support DisplayPort / power delivery
    • 1x RJ45 LAN port


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Just a bit more than the FP deal only once posted during holiday season few months ago, but still a very good deal for the price.

SPECS:

  • 16" FHD+ (1920 x 1200, WUXGA+) 16:10, 165Hz 7ms, 300-nits, 100% sRGB, 75.35% Adobe RGB, FreeSync Premium, MUX Switch + AMD Smart Access Graphics
  • AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS Mobile Processor (8-core/16-thread, 16MB L3 cache, up to 4.7 GHz max boost)
  • AMD Radeon RX 7700S, up to 120W (SmartShift), 8GB GDDR6
  • 16GB DDR5-4800 SO-DIMM, Max Capacity:32GB
  • 512GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD
  • Wi-Fi 6(802.11ax) (Dual band) 2*2 + BT 5.2
  • 720P HD camera
  • Backlit Chiclet Keyboard Single Light Touchpad
  • 90WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell Li-ion
  • 2.20 Kg (4.85 lbs.)
  • Model: FA617NT-A16.R77700
  • Ports:
    • 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack
    • 1x HDMI 2.1 FRL
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C support DisplayPort
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C support DisplayPort / power delivery
    • 1x RJ45 LAN port


https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus.../6560989.p

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Model: Asus Tuf 16" Gaming Traditional Laptop Amd Ryzen 7 7735HS 16GB Ram Amd Radeon Rx 7700S 512GB Ssd Storage Windows 11 Home Fhd+ 165Hz - Black - Black

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Apr 19, 2024 03:06 AM
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Apr 19, 2024 03:06 AM
l3g10nwApr 19, 2024 03:06 AM
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thinking on pulling the trigger here
although this at one point went very low, it feels like i missed a great deal and that it may come back even at a lower price. so i dont know...
Apr 19, 2024 03:32 AM
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Apr 19, 2024 03:32 AM
CoolAlpaca551Apr 19, 2024 03:32 AM
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Quote from l3g10nw :
thinking on pulling the trigger here
although this at one point went very low, it feels like i missed a great deal and that it may come back even at a lower price. so i dont know...
You can probably get this in the $600s in open box excellent condition in the future. The RX7700S is not a popular dGPU that people go for.
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Apr 19, 2024 03:54 AM
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Apr 19, 2024 03:54 AM
SlickCrayon1512Apr 19, 2024 03:54 AM
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Quote from l3g10nw :
thinking on pulling the trigger here
although this at one point went very low, it feels like i missed a great deal and that it may come back even at a lower price. so i dont know...
It has been this price the last year.
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Apr 19, 2024 04:14 AM
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Apr 19, 2024 04:14 AM
BeigeIdea523
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Apr 19, 2024 04:14 AM
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Quote from l3g10nw :
thinking on pulling the trigger here
although this at one point went very low, it feels like i missed a great deal and that it may come back even at a lower price. so i dont know...
The low price you see above is for the open box.
Apr 19, 2024 01:17 PM
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Apr 19, 2024 01:17 PM
mrzoodApr 19, 2024 01:17 PM
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Quote from l3g10nw :
thinking on pulling the trigger here
although this at one point went very low, it feels like i missed a great deal and that it may come back even at a lower price. so i dont know...
I picked one of these up a few months ago and it was kind of a lemon. They seem to have some pretty major BIOS issues that have yet to be ironed out by ASUS. Mine personally would not turn on the display on power on half the time. Something to consider.
Apr 19, 2024 02:34 PM
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Apr 19, 2024 02:34 PM
leechungsrApr 19, 2024 02:34 PM
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Previous low $632 open box ... Tired of waiting for a cheap 4070 I'll get it if open box prices drift lower
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Apr 19, 2024 03:52 PM
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Apr 19, 2024 03:52 PM
BeigeIdea523
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Apr 19, 2024 03:52 PM
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Quote from mrzood :
I picked one of these up a few months ago and it was kind of a lemon. They seem to have some pretty major BIOS issues that have yet to be ironed out by ASUS. Mine personally would not turn on the display on power on half the time. Something to consider.
Was that new or open box or refurbished?

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Apr 19, 2024 06:31 PM
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Apr 19, 2024 06:31 PM
mrzoodApr 19, 2024 06:31 PM
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Quote from BeigeIdea523 :
Was that new or open box or refurbished?
Open box.
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Apr 19, 2024 06:37 PM
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Apr 19, 2024 06:37 PM
RelentlesApr 19, 2024 06:37 PM
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Bought this PC during the winter, had problems with the speaker going out and had to bring it to Bestbuy to send it back for repair. Clowns ended up deleting all the data off the laptop even though it was a hardware issue with just the speaker. Now I am having another at times where the screen will randomly start flickering and the PC will start acting sluggish when it goes to to smartswitch to the AMD GPU. Definitely not recommending this laptop.
Apr 19, 2024 07:07 PM
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Apr 19, 2024 07:07 PM
randomsacoApr 19, 2024 07:07 PM
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I bought this laptop as a secondary unit to have around the house. It has conflicting software that hurts the laptop. AMD software and ASUS Armory essentially will cancel each other out and cause major issues like low FPS.

I removed both and majority of the software and installed by ASUS. I'm using g-helper instead which can be downloaded through GitHub.

There's other quirks like.. I can't full screen watch movies that causes flickering.. NBD for me, but can be for others. Another is windows sleep. It'll essentially force you to hard restart the laptop. Fix to that is to disable sleep completely, but I've read it's a W11 quirk more than anything. Could be BIOS related.

Besides that.. I run Helldivers II, Fallout 4, CS2 all quite smoothly.

Keyboard is kinda awkward as they shove the num pad into such a tight package.. so typing isn't ideal. Used it for some light coding.
Apr 19, 2024 07:35 PM
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Apr 19, 2024 07:35 PM
sieudaochichApr 19, 2024 07:35 PM
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Quote from CoolAlpaca551 :
You can probably get this in the $600s in open box excellent condition in the future. The RX7700S is not a popular dGPU that people go for.
I would prefer AMD GPU because of Linux support
Apr 19, 2024 08:51 PM
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Apr 19, 2024 08:51 PM
OrangeHill884Apr 19, 2024 08:51 PM
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Sounding like a pass from the comments. I had an Asus mobo with NVIDIA gpu on a self-built and that PC hated life. It was...conflicted.
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Apr 19, 2024 09:33 PM
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Apr 19, 2024 09:33 PM
Teaser38Apr 19, 2024 09:33 PM
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Pretty much a desktop 6650 XT performance? For $800, $724 Open box shipped to store? Pretty rad.

I'm gonna say, I'm pretty annoyed with my 6800M though. Recent driver updates broke a lot of older games. Ironically, Im playing my Arc A580 desktop more because older games are more stable (crash less).
Last edited by Teaser38 April 19, 2024 at 02:37 PM.
Apr 20, 2024 01:42 AM
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Apr 20, 2024 01:42 AM
Dave_BApr 20, 2024 01:42 AM
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This has incredible battery life. Over 12 hours browsing the web on wifi, over 20 hours on but idle.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Asu...033.0.html

Probably the best battery life of any gaming laptop.

Gaming performance is halfway between an RTX 4050 and a 4060. So, games will run great (maximum graphics settings) at 1080p.

Also, while 32GB is the most Asus will install in this laptop for you, it supports up to 64GB total:

https://www.amd.com/en/product/12941

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Apr 20, 2024 02:32 AM
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UnixAdminApr 20, 2024 02:32 AM
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Does this have Thunderbolt 4?

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