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From Singapore
Reviewed in Singapore 🇸🇬 on 10 September 2021
Processor description: Intel Core i7-11370HComputer memory size: 8 GBHard Disk Size: 512 GBGraphics description: GeForce RTX 3050 TiStyle: Dash(Slim)Verified Purchase
Like the cool outlook. Dislike the heaviness of it. Mainly use it for study.
Reviewed in Singapore 🇸🇬 on 6 October 2021
Processor description: Intel Core i7-11370HComputer memory size: 8 GBHard Disk Size: 512 GBGraphics description: GeForce RTX 3050 TiStyle: Dash(Slim)Verified Purchase
Previously I would have probably ignored one star reviews on Amazon; I've been buying from them worldwide and generally found customer service to be satisfactory. BUT: Don't buy a laptop, or anything similar from Amazon.sg, unless you are willing to take the risk that it won't work, and a return (to the US) will cost you hundreds of dollars. This is the situation I face. Pay extra - sometimes not much - and buy local so you can return it if faulty. That's what I'll be doing, after paying shippers SG200+ to return this faulty item and get my refund. Not to mention all the time and hassle.
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Skylar Stickley
Solid laptop that mixes productivity and gaming.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 5 April 2022Processor description: Intel Core i7-11370HComputer memory size: 8 GBHard Disk Size: 512 GBGraphics description: GeForce RTX 3050 TiStyle: Dash(Slim)Verified Purchase
This laptop is for someone who wants a laptop to take around and do productive work on and also play modern games at high settings. There are others with faster GPUS, but hardly any that can claim 6-9 hours of battery life like this one. There are tons of battery saving features, like a dedicated key to change what power profile to use. The 144hz screen auto sets to 60hz on battery so save battery life. Gaming on a AAA game at high settings, 30 fps, I get around 2-3 hours of battery life. Less demanding games can go more. Other contemporary laptops i've used can really only game for an hour or so while on battery. You can also set the battery life to be capped at 80% or 60% to extend it's usable life. I usually keep it on 80% and still have long battery life. And it comes in at a hell of a competitive price.
#CPU
The cpu is a bit lacking when compared to other 8 core laptops, but it's a good tradeoff for the lower TDP (and less power consumption). It is more than capable for most peoples work though. It cannot be undervolted like any new intel chip, which I did not know until researching it.
#GPU
The 3050ti has been able to run any game I throw at it on high settings, and older games can be ran easily on my 4k monitor and the native 4k resolution.
It can get fairly loud when gaming at high performance for awhile, I game with headphones so I don't notice it when i take them off. But this will be an issue for really any gaming laptop, especially one this thin.
#Ports
Thunderbolt 4 can be connected to external docks and external GPUS. Allows 100w usb c charging so you can run laptop off one cable, but keep in mind this is less than the 200w power brick, and if you are gaming at high performance, it will slowly drain the battery unless you also have the power cable connected. I also got a 50$ external 20000 mah battery with 65w usb charging which can bring the laptop from 10-80%. Nice!
It is annoying how the ports are all at least half way down the machine, as the top half is for the fan outputs.
#Upgradeability
There are 8gbs of ram soldered onto the board, and an additional slot, which I throw a 16gb stick in for 24gb. There is an additional m.2 slot which I put another 512gb ssd in. Speaking of which, the SSD is crazy fast. While looking up benchmarks for other laptops, this one easily beat them all. I don't remember exact numbers but it's there.
#Display
1080p, 144hz. Good color reproduction, and clear sharp images. Does not look washed out or anything. Not the brightest for working in sunlight though, but it's usable.
The screen cannot tilt back 180 degrees, more like 140 ish? I use a laptop stand so I cant have it as vertically tilted as I like, but for 99% of people this is a non issue. The hinges feel solid and don't seem like they will crap out or break off like other.
#Keyboard & Trackpad
The backlit keyboard (one color, changeable brightness with keyboard keys or using software, also has different modes like breathing) is solid. Key travel is not shallow and has a good click. I do not notice a difference in quality with my Mx master key keyboard.
The trackpad is decent. Not glass, but precise and not an annoying texture. Not much to say on it. It gets the job done.
#Design and build
It is marketed as a 'tough' laptop and while it doesn't feel much different from a normal laptop (and isn't metal, it's some sort of hard plastic polymer), I have had 0 damage in the 3 months i've owned it.
The Tuf Dash f15 is solid, yet lightweight and not annoying to lug around. It is thin and not too heavy, and has similar dimensions and weight of most high powered ultrabooks.
#Bugs Glitches & Software
This is the first laptop i've had where I have not encountered really any bugs or glitches. I have had BSOD but I am almost postive these are from the Dell TB16 thunderbolt dock i'm using. Even these have only happened 2 times in 3 months.
The laptop is ran off of Asus Armory Crate service, which has features such as profile switching, game optimziation, system tweaking and more. It can be accessed via a dedicated key. It is not super lightweight of a program, but not overly consuming either. You can close the program in task manager and the laptop will not have any issues, just some features are closed off.
#CPU
The cpu is a bit lacking when compared to other 8 core laptops, but it's a good tradeoff for the lower TDP (and less power consumption). It is more than capable for most peoples work though. It cannot be undervolted like any new intel chip, which I did not know until researching it.
#GPU
The 3050ti has been able to run any game I throw at it on high settings, and older games can be ran easily on my 4k monitor and the native 4k resolution.
It can get fairly loud when gaming at high performance for awhile, I game with headphones so I don't notice it when i take them off. But this will be an issue for really any gaming laptop, especially one this thin.
#Ports
Thunderbolt 4 can be connected to external docks and external GPUS. Allows 100w usb c charging so you can run laptop off one cable, but keep in mind this is less than the 200w power brick, and if you are gaming at high performance, it will slowly drain the battery unless you also have the power cable connected. I also got a 50$ external 20000 mah battery with 65w usb charging which can bring the laptop from 10-80%. Nice!
It is annoying how the ports are all at least half way down the machine, as the top half is for the fan outputs.
#Upgradeability
There are 8gbs of ram soldered onto the board, and an additional slot, which I throw a 16gb stick in for 24gb. There is an additional m.2 slot which I put another 512gb ssd in. Speaking of which, the SSD is crazy fast. While looking up benchmarks for other laptops, this one easily beat them all. I don't remember exact numbers but it's there.
#Display
1080p, 144hz. Good color reproduction, and clear sharp images. Does not look washed out or anything. Not the brightest for working in sunlight though, but it's usable.
The screen cannot tilt back 180 degrees, more like 140 ish? I use a laptop stand so I cant have it as vertically tilted as I like, but for 99% of people this is a non issue. The hinges feel solid and don't seem like they will crap out or break off like other.
#Keyboard & Trackpad
The backlit keyboard (one color, changeable brightness with keyboard keys or using software, also has different modes like breathing) is solid. Key travel is not shallow and has a good click. I do not notice a difference in quality with my Mx master key keyboard.
The trackpad is decent. Not glass, but precise and not an annoying texture. Not much to say on it. It gets the job done.
#Design and build
It is marketed as a 'tough' laptop and while it doesn't feel much different from a normal laptop (and isn't metal, it's some sort of hard plastic polymer), I have had 0 damage in the 3 months i've owned it.
The Tuf Dash f15 is solid, yet lightweight and not annoying to lug around. It is thin and not too heavy, and has similar dimensions and weight of most high powered ultrabooks.
#Bugs Glitches & Software
This is the first laptop i've had where I have not encountered really any bugs or glitches. I have had BSOD but I am almost postive these are from the Dell TB16 thunderbolt dock i'm using. Even these have only happened 2 times in 3 months.
The laptop is ran off of Asus Armory Crate service, which has features such as profile switching, game optimziation, system tweaking and more. It can be accessed via a dedicated key. It is not super lightweight of a program, but not overly consuming either. You can close the program in task manager and the laptop will not have any issues, just some features are closed off.
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PATRICIA PANIAGUA ZAVALETA
Es un equipo excelente ,hay parametros que configurar para usarla con monitor externo
Reviewed in Mexico 🇲🇽 on 14 April 2022Processor description: Intel Core i7-11370HComputer memory size: 8 GBHard Disk Size: 512 GBGraphics description: GeForce RTX 3050 TiStyle: Dash(Slim)Verified Purchase
Es un equipo excelente para jugar en modo ultra ,pero algunos juegos muy exigentes como RE7 y RDR2,y juegos de mundo abierto solo alcanzan configuaciones medias para no perder FPS , para jugar en ultra a todo sin limites se necesita un GPU3090y quizas i9 pero si hay mucha diferencia de precios al dia de hoy como 40000 pesos mas o menos , su desempeño con emuladores es casi perfecto .
Contrario a algunos comentarios los 8 gb de ram son mas que suficientes para la mayor parte de los juegos si optimizas y no haces multiples procesos a la vez ,
Mis unicas quejas hasta ahora son que la garantia que viene incluida para proteccion contra accidentes por 30 dias solo aplica en USA y Canada(muy injusto considerando que yo tambien soy humano y pague por ella ,deberia tener el mismo derecho que los ciudadanos de esas ciudades para usar ese beneficio considerando el costo del producto pero me siento discriminado por ello ,no se en que basa Asus que alguien de Mexico no tenga derecho a exigir lo que en teoria viene incluido) las politicas de devolucion del vendedor no son muy alentadoras tampoco por que no ofrece un 100 de devolucion a menos que el equipo se haya dañado en transito y este sin abrir , si lo devuelves abierto puede decidir el porcentaje que quiere devolverte , que no puedes jugar con la laptop cerrada y un monitor externo(tienes que dejarla abierta) por que las rejas de ventilacion estan en la parte superior del teclado y si no bloqueas el flujo de aire , y finalmente que en modo turbo el CPU aun con base enfriadora alcanza 93* C de temperatura (revisando en internet dice que el i7 puede operar hasta los 100* y no he tenido problemas de crashes ni nada por el estilo pero si es intimidante que se caliente tanto .Para conectar a un monitor externo hay que configurar por triplicado para que la imagen sea buena y no se distorsione o pierda FPS , se configura en la laptop primero(colores , graficos ,brillo etc) ,luego la resolucion de el monitor conectado a la laptop por hdmi desde el menu de configuracion (resolucion ,color ,frecuencia HZ)y finalmente solo en el monitor externo encontrar que configuracion funciona correctamente yo tuve que cambiar la de16.9 que venia por default por "solo por buqueda " y reajustar los colores en el menu de imagen . Fuera de eso es de lo mejor que hay en Amazon mx para gaming en 2022.
Contrario a algunos comentarios los 8 gb de ram son mas que suficientes para la mayor parte de los juegos si optimizas y no haces multiples procesos a la vez ,
Mis unicas quejas hasta ahora son que la garantia que viene incluida para proteccion contra accidentes por 30 dias solo aplica en USA y Canada(muy injusto considerando que yo tambien soy humano y pague por ella ,deberia tener el mismo derecho que los ciudadanos de esas ciudades para usar ese beneficio considerando el costo del producto pero me siento discriminado por ello ,no se en que basa Asus que alguien de Mexico no tenga derecho a exigir lo que en teoria viene incluido) las politicas de devolucion del vendedor no son muy alentadoras tampoco por que no ofrece un 100 de devolucion a menos que el equipo se haya dañado en transito y este sin abrir , si lo devuelves abierto puede decidir el porcentaje que quiere devolverte , que no puedes jugar con la laptop cerrada y un monitor externo(tienes que dejarla abierta) por que las rejas de ventilacion estan en la parte superior del teclado y si no bloqueas el flujo de aire , y finalmente que en modo turbo el CPU aun con base enfriadora alcanza 93* C de temperatura (revisando en internet dice que el i7 puede operar hasta los 100* y no he tenido problemas de crashes ni nada por el estilo pero si es intimidante que se caliente tanto .Para conectar a un monitor externo hay que configurar por triplicado para que la imagen sea buena y no se distorsione o pierda FPS , se configura en la laptop primero(colores , graficos ,brillo etc) ,luego la resolucion de el monitor conectado a la laptop por hdmi desde el menu de configuracion (resolucion ,color ,frecuencia HZ)y finalmente solo en el monitor externo encontrar que configuracion funciona correctamente yo tuve que cambiar la de16.9 que venia por default por "solo por buqueda " y reajustar los colores en el menu de imagen . Fuera de eso es de lo mejor que hay en Amazon mx para gaming en 2022.
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Cam
Pretty good.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 12 December 2022Processor description: Intel Core i7-11370HComputer memory size: 8 GBHard Disk Size: 512 GBGraphics description: GeForce RTX 3050 TiStyle: Dash(Slim)Verified Purchase
I tested this with a few games, all unmodded unless otherwise stated, and here are my results:
Resident Evil 2 - runs fine on mid to high settings, does NOT run fine on max settings due to low VRAM
Skyrim VR - runs fine on max settings, but I suspect that it will struggle with a lot of mods.
Subnautica (MODDED) - runs fine in both flat screen and VR.
Karnage Chronicles - runs fine
Alien Isolation - runs fine on max settings
Arizona Sunshine - runs fine on max settings
Blade and Sorcery - runs fine on high settings, does NOT run fine on max settings
Half Life: Alyx - runs fine on max settings
CPU intensive programs that I've tested:
FL Studio - runs fine
Blender - run fine
That should probably be enough to give you an idea of how well this thing performs. The fan does get a little loud, but I wear headphones, so it doesn't bother me. There is only 4GB of VRAM, which is not very much at all and seems to be the primary bottleneck on this system. I must admit, I was a bit disappointed that RE2 Remake wasn't able to run on max settings for this reason despite being a 4 year old game. I suppose it still looks good on mid to high settings, but I was expecting more from a 3000 series graphics card. Basically, it doesn't run games any better than my 1070ti did with 8GB of VRAM. Overall though, despite that minor gripe, I'm happy with it. It does what it's supposed to do.
Resident Evil 2 - runs fine on mid to high settings, does NOT run fine on max settings due to low VRAM
Skyrim VR - runs fine on max settings, but I suspect that it will struggle with a lot of mods.
Subnautica (MODDED) - runs fine in both flat screen and VR.
Karnage Chronicles - runs fine
Alien Isolation - runs fine on max settings
Arizona Sunshine - runs fine on max settings
Blade and Sorcery - runs fine on high settings, does NOT run fine on max settings
Half Life: Alyx - runs fine on max settings
CPU intensive programs that I've tested:
FL Studio - runs fine
Blender - run fine
That should probably be enough to give you an idea of how well this thing performs. The fan does get a little loud, but I wear headphones, so it doesn't bother me. There is only 4GB of VRAM, which is not very much at all and seems to be the primary bottleneck on this system. I must admit, I was a bit disappointed that RE2 Remake wasn't able to run on max settings for this reason despite being a 4 year old game. I suppose it still looks good on mid to high settings, but I was expecting more from a 3000 series graphics card. Basically, it doesn't run games any better than my 1070ti did with 8GB of VRAM. Overall though, despite that minor gripe, I'm happy with it. It does what it's supposed to do.
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Mir takreem tahir
Good
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 12 March 2023Processor description: Intel Core i7-11370HComputer memory size: 8 GBHard Disk Size: 512 GBGraphics description: GeForce RTX 3050 TiStyle: Dash(Slim)Verified Purchase
Everything works
I use it for school work mostly but gaming in fine as well…
I use it for school work mostly but gaming in fine as well…
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Adam
Good product. Is what it was described to be....but get this...
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 8 March 2023Processor description: Intel Core i7-11370HComputer memory size: 8 GBHard Disk Size: 512 GBGraphics description: GeForce RTX 3050 TiStyle: Dash(Slim)Verified Purchase
Product is good and gaming is good but after 4 months we are getting what seems to be hardware problems. Getting the blue screen and total computer reset which has been a pain but these things happen, I understand.
Now, here is what I DON'T understand. I called ASUS to get this issue resolved under the product warranty. I bought an extended warranty but after 5 months this was obviously under the original manufacturers warranty.... SO I THOUGHT. Ok Get this, they told me it past the warranty because their warranty started when it was originally made , NOT when it was sold by whomever sold the ASUS computer. We are talking brand new here. So they said it had been over a year so there was no more warranty. Unbelievable; warranty started when it was built. What is that?!
so now I guess I am going with my extended warranty company, who said it should have been under ASUS but they would take care of me anyway when I showed them the letter ASUS sent me. At least the warranty company did what companies should do when you pay for a decent product.
Now, here is what I DON'T understand. I called ASUS to get this issue resolved under the product warranty. I bought an extended warranty but after 5 months this was obviously under the original manufacturers warranty.... SO I THOUGHT. Ok Get this, they told me it past the warranty because their warranty started when it was originally made , NOT when it was sold by whomever sold the ASUS computer. We are talking brand new here. So they said it had been over a year so there was no more warranty. Unbelievable; warranty started when it was built. What is that?!
so now I guess I am going with my extended warranty company, who said it should have been under ASUS but they would take care of me anyway when I showed them the letter ASUS sent me. At least the warranty company did what companies should do when you pay for a decent product.
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Brent
No camera
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 14 January 2023Processor description: Intel Core i7-11370HComputer memory size: 8 GBHard Disk Size: 512 GBGraphics description: GeForce RTX 3050 TiStyle: Dash(Slim)Verified Purchase
Great all around general purpose laptop. I upgraded from 8 to 16gb memory and added a second 1TB nvme SSD.
Battery is ok for what it is. As long as you aren’t to far away from a plug.
I’m not to picky about gaming quality, but this is capable of playing the few games I like decently enough.
It can get a bit hot when working hard. I have a cooling stand to sit it on when gaming and that pretty much took care of that issue.
Battery is ok for what it is. As long as you aren’t to far away from a plug.
I’m not to picky about gaming quality, but this is capable of playing the few games I like decently enough.
It can get a bit hot when working hard. I have a cooling stand to sit it on when gaming and that pretty much took care of that issue.
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Amazon Customer
A Very Good Machine with A Couple of Issues
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 4 August 2021Processor description: Intel Core i7-11370HComputer memory size: 8 GBHard Disk Size: 512 GBGraphics description: GeForce RTX 3050 TiStyle: Dash(Slim)Verified Purchase
The Dash F15 is a very good machine with a top-notch 144hz IPS panel display and excellent built quality for the price, but it has one bad and one good+bad point to consider.
The Bad:
Like the built-in display, the Thunderbolt 4 with Displayport and PD is wired to the CPU integrated graphics, not the discrete GPU. Only the HDMI is wired to the GPU. This can be a problem. The Thunderbolt 4 can indeed run an ultra wide WQHD 3440x1440 @ 165hz/144hz in Windows desktop, but it causes a myriad of issues in games, such as flickering and black screens. I tried several USB-C to 8k Displayport cables, converters, and hubs from different manufacturers like Cable Matters and others, in addition to all manners of setting and BIOS tweaks on different BIOS versions, all to no avail. Everything works perfectly fine hooked up to the HDMI, which is wired to the GPU, but the HDMI 2.0b is of course limited to 100hz on 3440x1440 resolution.
I can understand wiring the built-in FHD display to the CPU for Optimus, but why is the Thunderbolt 4 port wired to the CPU? It makes no sense! Half the point even to have a Thunderbolt 4 port is to connect high refresh rate high resolution monitors the HDMI 2.0b cannot handle. ASUS effectively cripples the Thunderbolt 4 port on the Dash F15 for connecting monitors by wiring it to the CPU. Keep that in mind if you intend to use the Dash F15 as a desktop replacement running high frequency high resolution gaming monitors from time to time. If that's important to you, spend some more to get a ROG Strix instead.
The Good+Bad
As one comes to expect from an ultra slim gaming laptop, this machine can get quite warm (probably why you don't see too many gaming laptops with ultra slim form factors). The Dash F15 handles the heat quite a bit better than the others I've seen. It doesn't get crazy hot like, say, the MSI Stealth series. When you exit to desktop from a game, it only takes a few seconds for the machine to be completely cool to the touch.
The keyboard can still get uncomfortably warm under heavy load, which is an issue you can solve by setting the fans to full blast. However, the fans on this ASUS machine's "Anti-Dust Self-Cleaning System" are very loud on full blast. There doesn't seem to be an intermediate noise setting. It's either silent or very loud. That's a trade off to consider if you are sensitive to fan noise.
The Bad:
Like the built-in display, the Thunderbolt 4 with Displayport and PD is wired to the CPU integrated graphics, not the discrete GPU. Only the HDMI is wired to the GPU. This can be a problem. The Thunderbolt 4 can indeed run an ultra wide WQHD 3440x1440 @ 165hz/144hz in Windows desktop, but it causes a myriad of issues in games, such as flickering and black screens. I tried several USB-C to 8k Displayport cables, converters, and hubs from different manufacturers like Cable Matters and others, in addition to all manners of setting and BIOS tweaks on different BIOS versions, all to no avail. Everything works perfectly fine hooked up to the HDMI, which is wired to the GPU, but the HDMI 2.0b is of course limited to 100hz on 3440x1440 resolution.
I can understand wiring the built-in FHD display to the CPU for Optimus, but why is the Thunderbolt 4 port wired to the CPU? It makes no sense! Half the point even to have a Thunderbolt 4 port is to connect high refresh rate high resolution monitors the HDMI 2.0b cannot handle. ASUS effectively cripples the Thunderbolt 4 port on the Dash F15 for connecting monitors by wiring it to the CPU. Keep that in mind if you intend to use the Dash F15 as a desktop replacement running high frequency high resolution gaming monitors from time to time. If that's important to you, spend some more to get a ROG Strix instead.
The Good+Bad
As one comes to expect from an ultra slim gaming laptop, this machine can get quite warm (probably why you don't see too many gaming laptops with ultra slim form factors). The Dash F15 handles the heat quite a bit better than the others I've seen. It doesn't get crazy hot like, say, the MSI Stealth series. When you exit to desktop from a game, it only takes a few seconds for the machine to be completely cool to the touch.
The keyboard can still get uncomfortably warm under heavy load, which is an issue you can solve by setting the fans to full blast. However, the fans on this ASUS machine's "Anti-Dust Self-Cleaning System" are very loud on full blast. There doesn't seem to be an intermediate noise setting. It's either silent or very loud. That's a trade off to consider if you are sensitive to fan noise.
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Antonio Massa
Good to game
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 7 February 2023Processor description: Intel Core i7-11370HComputer memory size: 8 GBHard Disk Size: 512 GBGraphics description: GeForce RTX 3050 TiStyle: Dash(Slim)Verified Purchase
Bought this for my girlfriend. Great gaming laptop for everything she likes to play plus tough enough to handle her clumsiness with the thing.
