Asus TUF Gaming A18 TUF808UH-S8065W 144Hz large format, slim multimedia gaming laptop PC RTX 5050 Blackwell AMD Ryzen 7 260 SSD 1 TB – LaptopSpirit

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Large, slim format for multimedia gaming laptops Asus TUF Gaming A18 TUF808UH-S8065W which accelerates processing thanks to its recent AMD Ryzen 7 260 Hawk Point Refresh processor and 16 GB of high-performance RAM, but also its fast SSD storage with a high capacity of 1 TB as well as its graphics card. Latest generation, the GeForce RTX 5050 ray tracing NVIDIA Blackwell is suitable for recent games. Discreet with its dark design, this versatile Windows 11 laptop designed for playing and creating is also adorned with a large 18-inch IPS Full HD anti-glare screen with more faithful than average sRGB colorimetry providing good fluidity thanks to its 144Hz frequency, a backlit keyboard, an Infrared webcam for biometric facial authentication as well as connectivity including Ethernet, Wi-Fi 6E and dual USB-C.

Features of the Asus TUF Gaming A18 TUF808UH-S8065W

The Asus TUF Gaming A18 TUF808UH-S8065W faces the competition

The Asus TUF Gaming A18 TUF808UH-S8065W is currently displayed in promotion at Darty and at the Fnac. It positions itself as one of the cheapest in its category such a large format to integrate such a recent graphics card as well as the processor with such a high capacity SSD.

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Chassis, connections, screen of the Asus TUF Gaming A18 TUF808UH-S8065W

Cooled by 2 2nd generation Arc Flow fans (double propeller 84 blades + 42 blades), heat pipes and air vents, this laptop targeting gamers and creators adopts a relatively discreet gaming appearance thanks to its dark angular Jaeger Gray design certified to the American military durability standard MIL-STD-810H.

The connectivity integrated into this versatile multimedia portable PC is good, made up of Ethernet and audio ports, Bluetooth 5.3 and Wi-Fi 6E ax wireless modules to communicate and connect remotely, an HDMI video output thanks to which it can easily be connected to a TV or a monitor for example but also 2 USB-C including 1 very fast USB 4 Type-C in addition to 3 classic USBs practical for connecting various peripherals such as a headset, a mouse, a printer or storage external.

Biometric authentication is possible here, by facial recognition using the infrared technology of the webcam and Windows Hello.

Supporting 20 million keystrokes, the chiclet keyboard obviously has a backlighting solution. When activated, you can see the keys better.

Players will appreciate that the 18-inch screen has a refresh rate of 144Hz because it provides much better fluidity in games and more generally in everyday life than a classic 60Hz panel.
The screen also benefits from significant vertical and horizontal viewing angles as well as more faithful than average colorimetry thanks to its IPS sRGB specifications.
Full HD, the screen adopts a 16:10 format displaying more elements on the height than the classic 16:9 while its anti-reflective coating makes it more readable than a shiny panel in a bright environment (e.g. near a window) while being more restful for the eyes in prolonged use.

Performance, autonomy of the Asus TUF Gaming A18 TUF808UH-S8065W

The Asus TUF Gaming A18 TUF808UH-S8065W may be of interest to those who wish to equip themselves with a very comfortable 18-inch laptop PC that performs well in gaming and creation while being much more easily transportable than a desktop computer.

Maximum users will be delighted with the solid overall performance it provides.
Because it is based on an older generation AMD Ryzen 7 260 processor Hawk Point Refresh certainly but recent and equipped with 8 cores in addition to the Radeon 780M graphics solution. But also on 16 GB of RAM.

The Ryzen 7 260 deploys its potential in work intensive in processor resources using multi-core, providing faster processing in these areas than a Quad/Hexa Core, such as video editing, photo editing or 3D rendering.

Creative people will appreciate it, especially if they use applications that exploit GPU computing power, such as the Adobe suite, Vegas or VSDC.
Because the dedicated onboard graphics card then provides graphics acceleration for multimedia processing.

The GeForce RTX 5050 ray tracing will also interest gamers since this latest generation dedicated graphics card NVIDIA Blackwell allows you to play recent games, with a few adjustments under the most demanding titles in 3D resources to obtain good playability.
The Full HD definition of the screen is therefore an asset for gaming since it requires less graphics calculations than High Definition (eg: 2.5K) and therefore delivers a higher number of fps.

Depending on the tasks carried out, NVIDIA Optimus technology automatically activates/deactivates the GeForce RTX 5050 in real time. It prefers as much as possible the Radeon 780M whose performance is however much lower because it consumes little energy which promotes autonomy.
This is established here at around 5 hours on battery in light use.

In any case, the GeForce RTX 5050 is used by Optimus to carry out graphics work deemed too heavy for the Radeon 780M, typically for gaming. With one or the other, watching HD photos and videos (including streaming) is obviously possible.

Players and creators alike will appreciate being able to install and store quantities of various games, software and files on the very comfortable storage space provided by the integrated SSD: 1000 GB. Especially since some (much) more expensive models are satisfied with 512 GB in this area.

Quiet, economical and very fast, the SSD complements the heart of this versatile laptop which is very responsive and fluid on a daily basis, including accessing online game cards, starting/stopping, launching games/software or even carrying out processing, tasks which are carried out quickly.

We appreciate that the configuration can evolve on the storage side. Simply insert a second SSD into the free M.2 slot.

If nomads will not be attracted by this laptop, it may be of interest to those who wish to equip themselves with a very comfortable large format laptop PC that is much easier to carry around than a desktop computer, for example from one room to another in the house.

Finally, in the event of heavy loads (e.g. processing, games), expect this versatile multimedia gaming laptop to heat up and make itself heard.
To contain temperatures, additionally use a ventilated support represents an option to consider (remember to check the dimensions carefully!).