THE GOOD
well made, nice kiến thiết linesgets a matte 120 Hz screengreat keyboard and trackpadruns quiet with daily usevery fast wirelessaffordable price tag
THE BAD
TN panel - limited vertical viewing anglespotential performance issues with demanding loadsruns warm with daily useloud fans under loadaverage speakersonly gets a 48 Wh battery
The niche for full-size laptops under $1000 able lớn handle 1080P gaming with ease is highly competitive as of 2018, with most OEMs offering at least one unit in this segment. The competition drives down prices và at the same time, drives up the overall quality of the available products.
The asus TUF (The Ultimate Force) FX504 series is Asus’s new entry in this niche và includes 15-inch gaming laptops built on hãng sản xuất intel Coffee Lake hardware platforms & Nvidia GTX 1050 và 1050 Ti graphics, with a starting price of around $700 in the US. These laptops are not just powerful hardware-wise though, they’re also built well & designed to withstand the daily hassle, incorporate good backlit keyboards and a high-refresh rate screen.
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We’ve spent time with the higher-end configured mã sản phẩm of the TUF FX504 line, the FX504GE that comes with an Intel bộ vi xử lý core i7-8750H six-core CPU, Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti graphics & hybrid storage, và we’ve gathered all our impressions below.
Read on if you’re interested in getting one of these and want lớn know more about its strong points, quirks & issues.
Specs as reviewed
| Asus TUF FX504GE Gaming Laptop | |
| Screen | 15.6 inch, 1920 x 1080 px, 120 Hz, TN, non-touch, matte |
| Processor | Intel Kaby Lake Core i7-8750H CPU |
| Vide0 | Intel HD 630 + Nvidia GT 1050 Ti 4GB |
| Memory | 16 GB DDR4 (2x DIMMs) |
| Storage | 256 GB SSD (M.2 PCIe) + 1 TB 5400 rpm HDD (2.5″) |
| Connectivity | Gigabit LAN, Wireless AC (Intel AC 9560) , công nghệ bluetooth 5.0 |
| Ports | 1 x USB 2.0, 2 x USB 3.0, HDMI, LAN, SD card reader, mic/headphone, Kensington Lock |
| Battery | 48 Wh, 120 W charger |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| Size | 384 milimet or 15.11” (w) x 262 mm or 10.31” (d) x 25 milimet or 0.99” (h) |
| Weight | 5.02 lbs (2.28 kg) + 1.1 lbs (.5 kg) for the charger |
| Extras | red backlit keyboard, webcam, 7.1 headphone output |
Asus offers the FX504 notebooks in a few different configurations, split between three base sub-lines: the FX504GM with GTX 1060 graphics, the FX504GE with GTX 1050 Ti graphics, & FX504GD with GTX 1050 graphics. There are also options for either the i5-8300H or the i7-8750H processors, various amounts of RAM và storage, but all the other traits are shared by all the available variants.
As of the second part of 2018, hãng asus offers an updated versions of this laptop, the TUF FX505 series, with a smaller build, 144 Hz IPS screen and improved performance. You can find all about it in our review.
Design và first look
The TUF FX504 borrows some aesthetic lines from the existing asus ROG notebooks, but is for the most part a brand new design, completely different from the design of the FX503 line it replaces.
The TUF FX504 series is aggressively priced, but competes in a highly competitive niche. If interested in a budget option, the Acer Nitro 5 or the Lenovo Legion Y520 are alternatives worth considering, và if you’re shopping for the higher tier configuration you could also consider the MSI GL63 or even the aggressively priced Acer Predator Helios 300, which would get you GTX 1060 graphics for not much extra, especially on a good deal.
This pretty much wraps up our reviews of the hãng asus TUF FX504 series. The comments section below is open for your feedback, suggestions and questions, so get in touch if you have anything to say or need help deciding on your notebook to be.
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