ASUSTUF Gaming A15 Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 144Hz FHD IPS-Type, AMD Ryzen 5 4600H, GeForce GTX 1650, 8GB DDR4, 512GB PCIe SSD, Gigabit Wi-Fi 5, Windows 10 Home, FA506IH-AS53

Had this laptop now for around 3 years, am so happy for the time we had together, it worked so well and never failed on me. I basically played any game I wanted on it when I installed new ram ( 16 GB ). Perfect for any type of work or studying, just amazing.Extra Stuff: easy setup, screen was nice but turned a bit a weird after a while, idk if it was a tear but still was fine. It never got super hot for me, I'd say about normal. The sound was nice, I always had headphones so idk about the speakers, I'd say decent. The size is perfect for going anywhere, cafe, traveling, etc.

Overall, I'm really glad I made this purchase; I spent about two weeks pouring over possible replacement computers and comparing stats after my previous laptop reached its end-of-life. I wanted something that could run my games on the highest settings but also something that would be flexible enough to use for graduate school and professional work. I also knew I wanted something durable, as I use my laptop daily and plan to have it for many years.It's been a couple weeks since my purchase and here are my thoughts:Pros:- Fast. Even when the GPU isn't in use, this computer has no problem handling multiple programs, Chrome tabs, and documents open at the same time and running everything flawlessly. I don't play MMOGs but I do like simulation and strategy games and this computer can run them all on the highest settings without any issue.- Quieter than expected. The fans kick on periodically when I'm playing games, but even then it's much quieter than I expected from a gaming laptop. I can hear the whirring a tad if my volume is next to zero, but otherwise the normal volume of whatever I'm doing or having earphones in makes the fans unnoticeable.- Runs cooler than expected. Related to the fan note above, this computer stays cool. I will play with it on my lap in the evenings from the couch, and it's never yet been uncomfortable to do so.- Price. I didn't expect to find a laptop like this for under $900. (Taxes bumped it up slightly over $900, but still worth it.)- Keyboard - there were more backlit options than I expected. You can set the backlights to off, static (solid red), strobe (quick pulses in red), breathe (slower pulses in red), or color cycle (slow fade through the rainbow.) The brightness also has multiple options. The keys themselves have a comfortable, springy feel to them and it's comfortable to type on at length.- Screen/display. I haven't noticed any discoloration and the 15.5" display is a nice size for working on two documents side by side or having a video open while working on something else. And yest still small enough to slip it into most backpacks, if needed.- Design. I like the logo on the top of the case (instead of a company name) and there's a subtle ridged texture design around the keys/mousepad that has a nice feel and look to it.- Trackpad. I like that it has two buttons for right and left mouse clicks. Some users may not, but I prefer it.- Quick and easy set up. I was up and running quickly with no issues; set up was a breeze and there isn't too much junk software to sort through/uninstall. (It didn't come with Microsoft Office, which was fine with me since I can get it free through my school as a student... but if that's important to you, be aware that it'll be an additional cost for you.)Cons:- Battery life is good when not gaming (~8 hours) but lackluster when playing games (~1-2 hours). Still, any laptop with a GPU is going to lack battery power when running its graphics card so I expected this.- A bit heavy at 5 lbs. (Again though - weight is expected in a gaming laptop and it's actually not that bad at all compared to many other models out there.)- I've noticed the mousepad sometimes loses track of my touch. This has happens maybe once a week for a couple seconds? I plan to buy a mouse anyway, but the issue with the tracking is minor and infrequent enough to barely count as a "con".Overall, it's got a nice look and feel, it's got plenty of processing power to run everything quickly and smoothly, and the price is great.

This laptop is fantastic, don't bother with the nonsense on YouTube, only DigitalFoundry was correct ! The processor is tuned very well and it does hit high temps when boosting, but that happens to all Ryzen, it's the higher vcore needed for the boost and this laptop does expel the heat efficiently when the clocks drop. I would advise anyone using this laptop to go into the power plan and change the settings to the attached pic, while noting that 99% will cut power by a lot!What is being ignored by the most it seems is the quality of the audio, it's very good for a Windows machine! The 144 hz screen is very good, it isn't color accurate but it's a gaming laptop!!! If you want a great value "gaming" laptop then this is it!UPDATE: Bios 313 brings a lot of bug fixes. This new bios seems to do the same thing that the new Ryzen 5000 compatibility update has done for Ryzen 3000 on the B450 boards, more stable boost clocks and vcore probably via the new Agesa. Well worth the update!

I only have 2 things to criticize here.1. The keyboard layout is a bit weird and takes some getting used to (nothing major, just the delete, home keys etc...)2. Games run by default on the CPU rather than the GPU and I had to manually switch that by going into windows graphics settings and finding each game .exe file so that I can make that file run on maximum performance (i.e the GPU) rather than "let windows decide" (i.e the CPU). Keep in mind that I was plugged in with power option set to high performance.Other than that, the keyboard keys feel nice, that trackpad is amazing and dare i say it almost feels like a macbook trackpad, best windows trackpad i ever used so far, and it is possibly partially due to the fact that the 144Hz refresh rate of the screen also helps smooth things out. The anti-glare screen is great. Black colors on the screen look nice and dark, close to OLED technology. The unboxing experience was nice, everything had its own compartment. Upgradablity is good, i added a 2.5 inch 1TB SSD. The included 512GB M.2 SSD is replacable. They gracefully placed an 8GB stick of RAM in 1 slot and left the other slot empty (which is less costly for me as a consumer to upgrade from 8 to 16 rather than having to replace 2x4 GB sticks with 2x8GB sticks, now I can just buy 1x8GB stick). Destiny 2 on low settings averages at 60 FPS for me at least, Maplestory 100+ FPS not that it matters in that game. Great selection of ports available, multiple USB type A, HDMI, AUX, Ethernet.