It's tuf out there

If the budget segment is anything to go by, then the TUF is definitely carving out a new normal for budget gaming laptops

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TESTED ASUS TUF A15 BONFIRE BLACK

The TUF silhouette hasn’t changed much from its inception days. It looks chunky and the boxed exterior is simple to say the least. The plastic body leaves a lot to be desired, but at this price point we can’t complain. All your ports are sitting on the left-hand side, leaving only one USB port on the right side. It would be bothersome if you’re a lefty. USB Type-C is a welcome addition from the previous gen.

The 144Hz Full HD display at this price point is quite a grab. It doesn’t come with G-Sync but you won’t miss it. The colour and contrast on this matte finish display is quite good. It’s not the sharpest one around but gets the job done. Brightness also is what you’d expect from a budget laptop.

Before we tell you how the latest video games performed on this baby, the overall story is that this laptop can handle non-open world games very well. Doom Eternal and Resident Evil 3 work absolutely fine here, with Doom Eternal giving us around 69 to 75 FPS on high settings and Resident Evil 3 maintaining a steady FPS of 89 on high settings.

Things start to get a wee bit troublesome when you boot up