Promo €1,679 Asus TUF Gaming A18 TUF808UM-DRFS8040W, large format multimedia gaming laptop PC RTX 5060 RAM 32 GB SSD 1 TB Ryzen 7 with 144Hz sRGB screen

Our opinion on the Asus TUF Gaming A18 TUF808UM-DRFS8040W

Need a very large, comfortable multimedia gaming laptop that’s easier to transport than a desktop model? L’Asus TUF Gaming A18 TUF808UM-DRFS8040W might interest you with its 18-inch Full HD IPS screen with more faithful than average sRGB colorimetry whose frequency of 144Hz provides good fluidity, its large amount of 32 GB RAM and its recent powerful AMD Ryzen 7 260 Hawk Point Refresh processor. This duo accelerates processing like the fast SSD storage with a good capacity of 1 TB and the latest generation high-end NVIDIA Blackwell dedicated GeForce RTX 5060 ray tracing graphics card adapted to recent games. Versatile, this responsive black Windows 11 laptop also features an Infrared webcam for biometric facial authentication, a backlit keyboard and Ethernet, Wi-Fi 6 and dual USB-C connectivity.

Features of the Asus TUF Gaming A18 TUF808UM-DRFS8040W

The Asus TUF Gaming A18 TUF808UM-DRFS8040W faces the competition

The Asus TUF Gaming A18 TUF808UM-DRFS8040W is now available in Darty and the Fnac. He meets very few competitors in its category where it is one of the only to adopt in such a large format such a high-performance and recent graphics card as well as the processor but also such a high RAM capacity, with a screen with such faithful colors. At this moment we prefer theAsus TUF Gaming A18 TUF808UM on sale cheaper.

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Chassis, connections, screen of the Asus TUF Gaming A18 TUF808UM-DRFS8040W

Its dark Jaeger Gray angular design, robust due to its compliance with the American military durability standard MIL-STD-810H, cooled using 2 2nd generation Arc Flow fans (double propeller 84 blades + 42 blades), heat pipes and air vents, adopts a relatively discreet gamer appearance.

In terms of connectivity, a multimedia gaming laptop is well equipped with its Ethernet and audio ports, its dual USB-C including 1 very fast USB 4 Type-C in addition to 3 classic USBs practical for connecting various peripherals, its Bluetooth 5.3 and Wi-Fi 6E ax wireless modules for communicating and connecting remotely as well as its HDMI video output thanks to which it can easily be connected to a TV or a monitor in particular.

Under this laptop you can authenticate yourself biometrically by facial recognition using the infrared technology of the webcam and Windows Hello for example.

Supporting 20 million keystrokes, the chiclet keyboard obviously has a backlighting system. This is a practical feature to activate in the dark to better discern the keys.

Thanks to its 144Hz refresh rate providing greater fluidity than the 60Hz standard, including in games, the screen will interest gamers.
Especially since its sRGB colorimetry is more faithful than average while its viewing angles, both horizontal and vertical, are significant thanks to its IPS technology.
If the Full HD screen will disappoint High Definition fans, some will still appreciate that its 16:9 format displays more elements in height than the classic 16:10 format.
As it has an anti-reflective treatment, the screen is in any case more readable in a bright environment (eg outdoors) than a shiny panel while being more restful for the eyes over a long period.

Performance, autonomy of the Asus TUF Gaming A18 TUF808UM-DRFS8040W

The Asus TUF Gaming A18 TUF808UM-DRFS8040W is aimed at those looking for a comfortable, very large laptop for gaming and creating equipped with a recent core.

In fact it is driven by a recent processor, the AMD Ryzen 7 260 which certainly adopts the old architecture Hawk Point Refresh but holds up very well with its 8 cores and its Radeon 780M graphics solution. Especially since it is supported by a good amount of RAM of 32 GB, double the average.

Demanding users will therefore be delighted with the good overall power provided by this duo which will be of particular interest to creatives.
In fact, it deploys its potential in areas that are intensive in CPU and RAM resources using multi-core, such as video editing, 3D rendering or photo editing. Under this type of work, these components perform faster processing than a classic Quad/Hexa Core and 16/24 GB DDR4/5.

Creators will be even more delighted that the dedicated onboard GeForce RTX 5060 graphics card provides graphics acceleration of processing under software taking advantage of GPU computing power. This is particularly the case under the Adobe suite, VSDC or Vegas.

However, gamers represent the main target of the GeForce RTX 5060 ray tracing. Thanks to this high-end NVIDIA graphics card Blackwell latest generation, players can indeed indulge in their favorite games.
Full HD definition proves to be an advantage in this area since it provides a higher number of fps than High Definition (eg: 2.5K) because it requires fewer graphics calculations to play.

Depending on the tasks carried out, NVIDIA Optimus technology automatically activates/deactivates the GeForce RTX 5060 in real time. It prefers as much as possible the Radeon 780M whose performance is however significantly lower because it consumes little energy which favors autonomy which is around 5 hours of operation on battery in light use.

The GeForce RTX 5060 is therefore requested 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 is obviously possible.

The SSD contributes to very smooth and responsive operation under this configuration which starts/stops, launches games/software, performs processing and reaches online game cards quickly.

Silent, energy efficient and very fast, the SSD here offers a high capacity of 1000 GB which is very appreciable for calmly installing and storing multiple games, applications and various files.
In addition, as an M.2 slot is available, a second SSD can be inserted if necessary in the future, an appreciable scalable aspect.

In case of heavy loads (e.g. games, treatments), expect this versatile multimedia gaming laptop to heat up and make itself heard.
Its large, very comfortable format is certainly not the most portable by nature. But it offers the advantage of being able to be transported much more easily than a desktop computer and of being used for several hours without a power outlet nearby.
To contain the temperatures, we can add a
ventilated support (remember to check the dimensions carefully!).