Laptop Review: Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX506LI-HN270T

The Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX506LI-HN270T is powered by the 10th Gen Intel Core i5 10300H and NVIDIA GTX 1650ti 4 GB VRAM and Intel UHD Graphics 630. Other key specs include 8GB of RAM and 1 TB SSD. The Display here is a 15.6 Inch FHD (1920 x 1080) Panel.

Design and Build Quality

The chassis of the Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX506LI-HN270T has a plastic chassis with a smooth grey finish. The design here is a lot better than other Asus Tuf variants but still has a lot of scope for improvement. The build quality here is solid however the lid wobbles a little. The display maintains a modern design with thin 7mm bezels.  According to Asus, the Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX506LI-HN270T goes through rigorous MIL-STD-810H tests. These tests include Drop, Shake, Humidity, Heat, and Cold.

Keyboard and Trackpad

The Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX506LI-HN270T has a chicklet style backlit keyboard. The WASD keys are transparent and get a little extra RGB backlight. The arrow keys are a bit small with the num pad being a little narrow. Overall you will have a good experience while typing and Gaming. The trackpad on the other hand has a smooth matte surface though it lacks a little precision. The dedicated mouse buttons on the bottom are quite clicky and tactile and it is always better to have dedicated buttons.

Ports: 

The Ports selection here is quite basic and has nothing special going for it but at the same time, it has all the essential ports that 95 percent of people need.

• 1 x 3.5mm COMBO audio jack
• 1x Type-A USB2.0
• 2x Type-A USB 3.2 (Gen 1)
• 1x Type-C USB 3.2 (Gen 2) with display support DP1.4
• 1x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert
• 1x HDMI support 2.0b

Display: 144Hz FHD (LM156LF-2F01)

The FHD panel on the Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX566LH-HN008T has a 144Hz Refresh rate and doesn’t suffer from and noticeable issues such as backlight bleeding and PWM flickering. The display here has an average color coverage and below-average brightness and is suitable for outdoor use.

Display Specs:

• Panel Model Number: LM156LF-2F01
• Coverage: 66% sRGB | 49% AdobeRGB | 49% DCI P3;
• Measured Gamma: 2.33;
• Max brightness: 250 Nits;
• Contrast Ratio: 1200:1;
• Colour Temperature: 6485K;
• Black on max brightness: 0.15 cd/m2;
• PWM Flickering: No;
• Response Time: 25 ms;

Performance:

The Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX506LI-HN270T is powered by the Quad Core 10th Gen Intel Core i5 10300H is a mid-range CPU for gaming laptops. When compared with its predecessor it only sees slight gains in performance and losses to its AMD counterparts in overall performance. However, it is still a mighty CPU and has a single-core performance similar to that of i7 9750H and multi-core performance is comparable to that of i7 8750H. The GTX 1650TI, on the other hand, is an entry-level GPU with limited potential for GPU-intensive tasks such as 3D rendering and Gaming. Now compared to the previous GTX 1650Ti is about 10 percent more powerful than GTX 1650 and is about 5 percent slower when compared to GTX 1060. The RAM and storage of the Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX506LI-HN270T are configured at 8 GB and 1TB SSD. The RAM here can be bottleneck however you can easily upgrade it as it has 2x SO-DIMM slots available one occupied and one available.