While 2024 is coming to a close, gaming laptop deals are far from over. Case in point, the mid-range Asus TUF A14 gaming laptop is currently on sale at a pretty good price at Walmart.
The mid-range Asus TUF A14, equipped with an RTX 4060 and the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, can now be yours for $1,399.99, a $400, or 22.2% discount on the list price (linked at the end). The resulting price makes the gaming laptop a very intriguing option, especially since the machine also offers a healthy amount of RAM and storage coming in at 32 GB and 2 TB, respectively.
Asus TUF A14 gaming laptop is compact yet beastly
Thanks to the inclusion of the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Zen 5 CPU and a 100 W RTX 4060 laptop GPU, the Asus TUF A14 is a 14-inch laptop that offers fast performance in a small chassis. This makes the machine quite good for folks who want all the power they can get but don’t want to lug around a behemoth.
Our similarly equipped Asus TUF A14 review unit exhibited blazing CPU speed with the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 performing better than the category average for an extended time. As such, the machine is perfectly capable of handling even the most demanding CPU-intensive tasks without slowing down.
The 100 W RTX 4060 on show also pairs quite well with the fast CPU, as the GPU proved to be only marginally behind the desktop RTX 4060. So, 60 FPS AAA gaming is possible at FHD/QHD at elevated settings. Moreover, multiplayer titles like Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 can take advantage of the 165 Hz refresh rate of the display.
Talking about the display, the 14-inch 165 Hz display should result in a pleasant viewing experience, as it covers 100% of the sRGB gamut alongside 450 nits of average brightness. The display also supports Nvidia G-Sync, short response times, and Advances Optimus for snappy, tear-free gaming.
Alas, high performance and a small 14-inch form factor don’t go well together and the Asus TUF A14 is both loud and hot under load. So, if you want a quiet/cool gaming laptop, look elsewhere.
Finally, the Asus TUF A14 also boasts a good battery life of around 7 hours (WLAN test @ 150 nits) and a pretty decent port selection. The laptop has
- A UBS-4 with DisplayPort and Power Delivery
- One Type-C with DP
- Two Type-A ports
- One HDMI 2.1 out
- One 3.5 mm jack
- A microSD slot
Summing it all up, the Asus TUF A14 is pretty well-equipped for a 14-inch gaming laptop that only weighs 1.4 kg (3.22 lbs). For the current asking price, the combination of an RTX 4060 and a Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 makes for a compelling value proposition.
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slickdeals, Walmart, Teaser image: Asus/Walmart, Pawel Czerwinski on Unsplash, edited