The FX506 is still an entry-level gaming laptop, however, and this becomes obvious when opening the lid to expose the plastic base. The end result is a 'tougher' and more visually appealing gaming laptop especially when the lid is closed. Other aspects have been updated as well including the touchpad and certain colors along the rear. More specifically, it incorporates the metal-backed outer lid of the FX516 onto the base design features of the FX505. The chassis is a combination of the older FX505 and newer TUF Dash F15 FX516. All options at the moment are limited to FHD and up to the RTX 3060 to better separate the TUF model from a pricier ROG model.Ĭompetitors in this space include other budget to midrange 15.6-inch gaming laptops like the Lenovo Legion 5i, the MSI GF/ GL series, Razer Blade 15 Base Model, or the HP Pavilion 15 Gaming. Other SKUs are available with the Core i5-11260H, i9-11900H, RTX 3050, or 60 Hz to 240 Hz panels. Our unit in review is an upper mid-range configuration with the Core i7-11800H CPU, GeForce RTX 2060 GPU, and 144 Hz display for approximately 1500 USD retail. The F15 and F17 should not be confused with the faster TUF Dash series or the A15/A17 series which utilize AMD processors instead. Unveiled just this past May alongside the 11th gen Intel Tiger Lake-H series, The 15.6-inch TUF Gaming F15 FX506 and 17.3-inch TUF Gaming F17 FX706 directly succeed last year's FX505 and FX705 models, respectively, by introducing new aesthetics and new processors.

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