Promo €1299 Asus TUF Gaming A14 TUF401UU-RG016W, multimedia gaming laptop PC 14″ 2.5K 165Hz nomadic 7h thin light Ryzen 7 8845HS RTX 4050 SSD 1 TB
Our opinion on the Asus TUF Gaming A14 TUF401UU-RG016W
Suitable for studying with its 7-hour battery life, theAsus TUF Gaming A14 TUF401UU-RG016W is an easy-to-carry multimedia gaming laptop that benefits from a 14-inch IPS 2.5K High Definition screen with sRGB colors that are more faithful than average and a frequency of 165Hz which improves fluidity in games. Recent games run thanks to the GeForce RTX 4050 ray tracing NVIDIA Ada Lovelace graphics card which accelerates processing like the AMD Hawk Point Ryzen 7 8845HS processor and 16 GB of efficient RAM but also fast SSD storage with a capacity large 1 TB which reinforces responsiveness. This thin and light dark compact versatile laptop that runs Windows 11 is also equipped with an RGB backlit keyboard, an Infrared webcam for facial biometric authentication and even USB 4, Wi-Fi 6E and USB connectivity. c.
Features of the Asus TUF Gaming A14 TUF401UU-RG016W
| Screen(s) | 14″ 2.5K LED IPS 165Hz 16/10th 100% sRGB (2560×1600, anti-glare) |
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS Hawk Point (8 cores, 3.8 GHz, 35W) |
| Installed RAM (max) | 16 GB LPDDR5x 7500 MHz (soldered) |
| Graphics card | NVIDIA Ada Lovelace GeForce RTX 4050 6 GB dedicated GDDR6 (75W 2295MHz, Dynamic Boost 100W 2345MHz), AMD Radeon 780M integrated into the processor and Optimus |
| Storage | 1TB M.2 SSD (NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4) |
| Connections | 2 USB 3.2 (Gen2) + 1 USB 3.2 Type-C (Gen2) + 1 USB 4 Type-C, HDMI 2.1, microSD card reader (UHS-II) |
| Network | Wi-Fi 6E ax (2×2), Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Backlit keyboard | Yes |
| Numeric keypad | – |
| Windows Hello | Yes, via infrared webcam |
| Audio system | 2 speakers (2 x 2W) Dolby Atmos |
| Operating system | Windows 11 64bit |
| Announced autonomy / Battery | 7 hours / Li-Ion 4 cells 73Whr (200W adapter) |
| Weight / Dimensions (mm) | 1.46 Kg / 311 x 227 x 16.9-19.9 |
The Asus TUF Gaming A14 TUF401UU-RG016W faces the competition
The Asus TUF Gaming A14 TUF401UU-RG016W is currently showing in promotion at Asus France and offers a configuration/price ratio attractive for its category where it is one of the cheapest to offer such a recent and powerful processor as well as such a high-performance graphics card, such large capacity SSD storage as well as such a high definition/frequency screen with such faithful colors.
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Chassis, connections, screen of the Asus TUF Gaming A14 TUF401UU-RG016W
With its dark compact, thin and light Jaeger Gray angular design, this versatile multimedia laptop has a discreet appearance while adopting gamer codes.
The connectivity integrated into this creative gaming laptop PC is good, including 2 USB-C including 1 USB 4, Bluetooth 5.3 and Wi-Fi 6E ax wireless modules for communicating and connecting remotely, an audio port, a video output Practical HDMI for easy connection to a TV or monitor for example, but also 2 USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 compatible) ensuring transfers up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0 if you connect peripherals USB 3.0.
Via Windows Hello technology and the infrared functionality of the webcam, you can authenticate yourself biometrically by facial recognition.
You can activate the backlighting of the chiclet keyboard whenever you need to better distinguish your keys.
The screen will delight gamers since it adopts a refresh rate of 165Hz higher than the standard 60Hz, which provides much better fluidity in games and more generally in everyday life.
The screen with a 2.5K definition superior to Full HD is well suited to High Definition content while its 16/10th format displays more elements in height than the classic 16/9th.
Thanks to its sRGB and IPS specifications, the screen offers more faithful colorimetry than average as well as significant viewing angles, both horizontally and vertically.
As it has an anti-reflective coating, the screen ensures better visibility than a shiny panel in a bright environment (e.g. outdoors).
Performance, autonomy of the Asus TUF Gaming A14 TUF401UU-RG016W
The Asus TUF Gaming A14 TUF401UU-RG016W may appeal to those looking for a versatile compact multimedia portable PC that performs well in gaming and creation offering recent components.
As easy to carry as an Ultrabook because it is compact, thin and light, it will interest some who wish to equip themselves with a Student laptop High-definition multimedia performance because it is able to last around 7 hours on battery in light use.
NVIDIA Optimus technology is obviously present to ensure such autonomy. It is obtained via operation on the Radeon 780M graphics module inserted in the processor. The Radeon 780M indeed offers the advantage of consuming less energy than the dedicated GeForce RTX 4050 graphics card, which promotes autonomy.
Whether with the Radeon 780M or the GeForce RTX 4050 you can watch HD photos and videos of course. Optimus activates the GeForce RTX 4070 in practice when the performance of the Radeon 780M is deemed insufficient to perform the requested tasks.
Featuring the NVIDIA Ada Lovelace architecture, the more demanding GeForce RTX 4050 ray tracing is also more powerful. Thanks to this graphics card, you can play recent games with concessions such as a reduction in screen definition. Because in 2.5K, a greater number of calculations are necessary than in Full HD, which implies a lower number of fps.
The GeForce RTX 4050 will interest creators in addition to gamers. Because it provides graphics acceleration of multimedia processing under software using GPU computing power, such as the Adobe suite, Vegas or VSDC.
The Radeon 780M is housed in the Ryzen 7 8845HS, AMD processor Hawk Point Octo Core here coupled with 16 GB of RAM to provide good overall power which will delight demanding users.
The GeForce RTX 4050 is well supported on a daily basis, including in games, by this core. Creative people will be delighted to obtain processing much faster with this multimedia laptop than with a Quad/Hexa Core processor. The difference is clearly noticeable in areas that are intensive in CPU and RAM resources and take advantage of multi-core, such as video editing, 3D rendering or photo editing.
Asus has the good idea of combining the aforementioned components with a large SSD storage with a capacity of 1000 GB to install and store a lot of software, games and files, including personal production.
Both energy efficient, shock resistant and silent, an SSD is above all very fast. It clearly reinforces responsiveness and fluidity on a daily basis.
Thanks to the SSD you can quickly access online game cards while launching games/software, processing and starting/stopping are done quickly.
Finally, in the event of heavy loads (e.g. games, treatments), expect this versatile multimedia gaming laptop to heat up and make itself heard.
It can be coupled if necessary with a ventilated support to limit its temperatures (remember to check the dimensions carefully!).
