[Price Error] ASUS TUF Gaming A15 15.6" Laptop: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, RTX 4060 16GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD $1199 Delivered @ Scorptec

Lmyvanbo on 17/12/2023 - 17:32
Last edited 19/12/2023 - 17:19 by 3 other users

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Killer deal spotted by user scoyzt. The downside of this laptop is high delay ms screen and brightness is not good enough (Jarrod said Aus market get worse panel than the US market). This laptop has Advanced Optimus + Mux. I would said this is the best 4060 laptop deal i have ever seen.

Note: Stock at supplier with no estimate time of dispatch from Scorptec. From Scorptec: Items marked as At Supplier mean we do not currently have stock immediately available, but we should be able to get stock within 2-5 business days of ordering. Then the regular delivery time will apply.

Mod: Orders are being cancelled due to price error.

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    • tellhimhesdreaming on 17/12/2023 - 19:40
      +1

      Yeah I did, probably a waste but given the time of year with parcel quantity and a fair bit of rain around didn't want to risk it

    • dualcore on 17/12/2023 - 20:40
      +4

      Of course not, if I don’t receive what I ordered, I’m chargebacking. It is scorptec’s responsibility to ensure delivery; not mine.

  • voldemort on 17/12/2023 - 18:53
    +1

    Bit the bullet, been watching for ages! Thanks heaps, now what should I buy to upgrade?

    • Ryotarou on 17/12/2023 - 19:06

      Definitely for new nvme M.2 1TB

      • voldemort on 17/12/2023 - 20:25

        How do one go about buying this? I’m a total computer noob, do I just search for NVMe and any would work?

  • prhino on 17/12/2023 - 18:56

    This is good even against desktops for a comparable price yeah?

  • Johnnytrann on 17/12/2023 - 18:57

    Damm i bought lenovo slim 5 otherwise i will buy this. Great value at everything

    • 1table2chairs on 17/12/2023 - 19:27

      Lenovo slim 5 is a way better laptop in every way, I wouldn't worry

      • Rad19874812 on 17/12/2023 - 20:18

        Have my eyes on the Lenovo slim 5 14" too, but the price of this is soo tempting. The lenovo does have double the ram/storage and also a 400 nits OLED. Also will be using it mostly at work so the more subtle styling of the Lenovo is prefered.

        • CJ31 on 17/12/2023 - 21:05
          +1

          I got the slim 5 when CR had a 16% return. I'm not regretting it, the price difference will be long forgotten while benefits will be enjoyed.

          Having said that I would absolutely grab this if I didn't already have the Lenovo, hell of a deal.

          • TurnipHead on 17/12/2023 - 21:46

            @CJ31: Been waiting for a Lenovo deal but at ~$1700 for a Slim 5 with similar specs on sale ($1999 atm) this is super tempting.
            Care to share why the Slim 5 is better? As far as i can see, it's got a better screen, better build and reliability and a bigger SSD (which is a bit of non factor given the price of SSDs). Anything else?

            • myvanbo on 18/12/2023 - 12:27

              @TurnipHead: That mostly it. They combine all the good stuffs that beat other laptops at that point. Do note that the 14" models has some compromise. Ram is soldered (Recommended to get 32gb) and the screen is found to have Flickering (Might affect people who is sensitive to that).

            • CJ31 on 18/12/2023 - 16:07

              @TurnipHead: The screen mostly. I know most people put things like the graphics card and CPU at the top of their list but for me the screen is #1. I'm looking at it all day and if it isn't good enough it'll always bug me, far more than missing a 5% faster CPU or a few extra frames (occasional gaming). The screen isn't perfect but it is good, colours are lovely.

              The Slim 5 is a on the cusp of getting too heavy to use as an ultralight substitute, not ideal but doable. It is a bit lighter than this one. 1.75kg vs 2.3kg.

              Build quality seems excellent.

              Keyboard is very nice but does bleed a lot of light from under the keys (gamer style thing) I could have done without.

              It did come with a fingerprint scanner built into the power button despite Lenono saying it had none when I order it! I was disappointed it was not an option as I really wanted one. Huge win there, no more passwords to log in. No windows hello face unlock but that's ok with the fingerprint reader there.

              For me the Slim 5 was just the best set of compromises. It does miss out on usb4/thunderbolt which sucks. It's a bit big to treat like a tablet/ultralight but I can if it need to. No touch screen, would have liked that but not really an option on anything with it's functionality/price range.

              A higher end Yoga 2 in 1 would have been the other option but I wanted gaming capability. Still ponder that choice.

  • kovoker on 17/12/2023 - 19:06

    Can this be hooked upto a 4k monitor even though the laptop is 1920 x 1080?

    • DASHCAM NOW DUDE on 17/12/2023 - 19:26

      Yep.

    • ju2au on 17/12/2023 - 21:26
      +1

      Yes, output resolution through ports such as HDMI are independent of the laptop screen.

  • Yaklam on 17/12/2023 - 19:06

    Can you run an Oculus Rift S on this as it doesn’t have a DisplayPort,; only has an HDMI? Some of these laptops have the graphics card dedicated to the HDMI slot

    • ozbking on 17/12/2023 - 21:53

      Apparently the USB-C port can output displayport?

  • Andard on 17/12/2023 - 19:10

    Class 1 gpu according to notebookcheck

    • StarPlatinum on 17/12/2023 - 19:22

      is that bad?

      • enigma48 on 17/12/2023 - 22:39

        Had to look this up myself. Basically, how good is the GPU on a 1-5 scale regardless of age. Obviously a 4080 beats a 4060 (both class 1) but it’s hard to tell if a 4060 beats a 2080 (class 2).

        Obviously this gets hard/inaccurate somewhat at the edges (a top end class 2 likely beats a bottom end class 1 in some tasks) but I think this is great. I’ve got a laptop with a 1660Ti (class 2) and was debating this one - and at a glance, I know it’s better but not drastic.

        https://www.notebookcheck.net/Comparison-of-Laptop-Graphics-…

        • HomeAlone on 17/12/2023 - 22:51

          I’ve got a laptop with a 1660Ti (class 2) and was debating this one - and at a glance, I know it’s better but not drastic.

          ~2x the performance (even higher with DLSS+FG) isn't a drastic improvement?

          • enigma48 on 17/12/2023 - 23:36

            @HomeAlone: It’s definitely a big improvement, but for a new laptop I’d want more than 2x (i’m starting at a pretty low point, I’m three generations behind and mid range). Going to a 4070 or 4080 would be “drastic drastic” (3-4x?).

            2x would get me bad performance on high quality settings. 3x would cost a little more and id be fine on high quality.

  • Pheam on 17/12/2023 - 19:17
    -2

    I just bought it and I don't need it, and I don't know why, (profanity) me i am pretty sure I will regret!

    • Austere on 17/12/2023 - 19:20
      -1

      welcome to the club!

    • piston3461 on 17/12/2023 - 22:39
      -2

      Mindless consumerism

      • cnut on 18/12/2023 - 11:53
        +1

        You’re spot on. (profanity) can downvote you all they want.

    • ChatCPT on 17/12/2023 - 22:53
      -2

      Waah cost of living waah
      Buys shtt doesn’t even need

  • DardyMate on 17/12/2023 - 19:17

    Got one. Thanks! Hopefully they don't cancel it though.

  • pull the lever on 17/12/2023 - 19:21

    Does this have 2 fans?

  • skramz on 17/12/2023 - 19:22

    Thank you so much. Been looking for a budget gaming laptop since weeks and finally found one.

    • hawktalk on 17/12/2023 - 20:04

      I have one of the TUF A15 sku's from 2021 (Ryzen 7 5800h, 3070ti - have upgraded the ram + have upgraded and re-upgraded the ssd's over the last 2 years). Battery is still fairly decent (but I gather that if I tried to marathon use it, it won't last the full 12 hours I made it last when I initially purchased it lol). The slightly below par screen didn't scare me off - like others if I wanted better quality I'd just connect it to another monitor (have connected it to my 65" 4K tv though haha).

      I was dangerously close buying another TUF laptop during last years christmas/new year sales. Held off as I had read what the 2023 line up would most likely be and thought it would be cool to get one of them at this time of year instead. But alas during the year I already purchased another laptop (Asus VIVOBOOK - non gaming but didn't care lol). Even so this is a very tempting deal.

      This is a pretty good deal, similarly specced laptops were a few $$$ more (like 15-1600) during the sales last year.
      Jump on it!

  • noise36 on 17/12/2023 - 19:23
    +2

    great deal, I want to buy but have no use for it haha

  • Pacify on 17/12/2023 - 19:23

    Thats a fantastic price for a 4060 thats not even Acer

  • traicetea3 on 17/12/2023 - 19:29

    It says 'At supplier', so anyone knows how long does it take to deliver?

    • kaikor on 17/12/2023 - 19:31

      Yeh thats what worry me not to commit yet

      • traicetea3 on 17/12/2023 - 19:35

        Yeah, I'm going overseas soon so the delivery worries me.

    • AbsolutelyTasty on 17/12/2023 - 19:36
      +2

      This is what i can find on that: We do not currently have stock at this location immediately available, but we should be able to get stock made available within 2-5 business days of ordering.

      https://support.scorptec.com.au/hc/en-au/articles/9000008891…

      • traicetea3 on 17/12/2023 - 19:41

        I found that too. But I'm worried about possible delay since the holidays are near

        • kaikor on 17/12/2023 - 19:45

          I can wait its just worry the deal is too good to be true where most others all selling $2.6k+, then will be a pain to get refund …

          • traicetea3 on 17/12/2023 - 20:00

            @kaikor: This price may be expected in the U.S, still a good deal. But seeing it here kinds of surprising. Maybe Asus wants to clear out the entire stock before the new models come out.
            $2k+ for RTX4060 or even RTX4070 laptops are kind of ripoff

          • Miss B on 17/12/2023 - 22:05

            @kaikor: Yep, ordered one but expecting it to be cancelled. Happy to wait if they do honour it though, don't need it urgently, but a gaming laptop would be nice as I don't like sitting at a desktop.

  • amoretpax199 on 17/12/2023 - 19:34
    +1

    Hopefully, they will deliver it soon because I'm going overseas in January…

  • Pennywiser on 17/12/2023 - 19:35

    Is it good enough for rendering on blender?

    • DASHCAM NOW DUDE on 17/12/2023 - 19:36
      +1

      Won't get better at this price point!

      • Pennywiser on 17/12/2023 - 19:37

        Cheers, that's good to know

    • fastnet on 17/12/2023 - 19:47
      +2

      Wouldn't blend in a NutriBullet but should be ok in a larger blender. Just make sure to not press the ‘Pulse’ button, go for at least 30 seconds.

  • mssionevil on 17/12/2023 - 19:53
    +1

    Ordered one thanks .
    A store just next to my apartment. Hopefully I can collect before Xmas !

  • kaikor on 17/12/2023 - 19:56
    +3

    OK, too tire of keep looking at good laptop deals for the past 6 months, finally gave up and I took the risk and bought this !!! Hope this deal is real and it will arrive, lots of PC games I want to play after having my 2012 macbook pro for over 10 yrs, time for it to switch over as a video player for my wife.

    Anyone know if I pay via paypal X4 and (touch wood) if this deal screw up, besides refund me back my 1st payment, the remaining 3 future payment will auto cancel, right?

    • ChatCPT on 17/12/2023 - 22:57
      -1

      No you lose the remaining 3 payment

  • playboyhaha on 17/12/2023 - 20:01
    +2

    Don't have strong reason, but just got one.

  • XXRydeR on 17/12/2023 - 20:14

    Does JB or HN stock these? If so would price match there and save hassle of scorptec should any warranty issue arise.

  • jwh on 17/12/2023 - 20:16

    Would really like to order, but I somehow I doubt it will be delivered. Would be happy to be proven wrong though!

  • abctoz on 17/12/2023 - 20:16

    fomoed in at this price these were on sale for $1750ish

    $1200 for 8 corez with 4060 is decent enough pricing

    I saw scorptech had these for 1699 or was it 1599 was tempted, happy I waited lol

    was also waiting for lenovo to do the 15% Cashback on the 7745hx + 4060 for ~1800 they never did it again lol

  • Rojohe on 17/12/2023 - 20:21
    +3

    I have so much FOMO

    • Emblex on 17/12/2023 - 22:18

      same lol have you cracked yet?

  • PinzVidz on 17/12/2023 - 20:21
    +1

    Don't need it, but I ordered it. Need to buy myself something for Xmas.

  • Harrison on 17/12/2023 - 20:25

    This is too good to miss, but I need a desktop…

  • AuQld on 17/12/2023 - 20:29

    Waiting all year for a decent deal, had to come at a time I'm overseas 😞

  • mnckt on 17/12/2023 - 20:30
    +1

    Do people really game on laptops these days? When thr battery life lasts so long youre practicslly charging it anyways may as well have a desktop i eant to buy one and im not even sure why its 8c 4060 16gb ddr5 expandable ram slots but screen would lets it down if youre using an external monitor why not a desktop? Not to mention heat snd fan issues or am i coping

    • abctoz on 17/12/2023 - 20:35

      these are pretty low tdp it’s completely fine if you run at like 80% tdp, will start to sound like a jet engine if you start pushing it

      you need to be plugged in for it to run at full tdp i believe, battery life would be less than an hr if you gaming full throttle

    • traicetea3 on 17/12/2023 - 22:27
      +2

      There are pros (and cons) of gaming laptops over desktops:
      - The performance of laptop is good for most people these days. CPU performance is close to desktop in many cases. GPU is worse than desktop but not everyone really needs top tier performance. Many are happy with the xx60 GPU class, and many still play on 1080p.
      - The versatility. You can carry this when you have to travel (not necessarily all the time). You don't have to switch to different computer whenever you go to a different place (work/home) so you enjoy the familiarity of your computer. At home, you can connect it to a screen+keyboard to use it like a desktop; then take it to go if you have to. You need to plug in to get full performance but for light task it's OK. Most likely, when buying a gaming laptops, people don't care about battery life too much as they will be plugged in all the time.
      Cons:
      - Upgradability, you can upgrade the Ram and SSD not the CPU and GPU. But realistically, how often do you upgrade? If you upgrade your desktop 3-4 years later, you may have to change the entire thing from the Mainboard, CPU, and Ram so essentially a new computer.
      I can list more and more pros and cons but let just leave it here.
      The most important thing comes down to PRICE. Deals like this make gaming laptop a reasonable choice but many gaming laptops have crazy price tag that makes no senses

    • thesmartone1125 on 17/12/2023 - 23:33

      Not everybody wants to sit at their desk all the time and game. I don’t advocate for super expensive gaming laptops but something like this is reasonable.

  • Phoebus on 17/12/2023 - 20:36

    Yes
    Laptops are more convenient and economical when on sale like this at the cost of a little lower performance.
    You get a built in UPS.

  • RubenM on 17/12/2023 - 20:36

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EomKMTKZ-SM

    Is this the same model? The review says 450 nits.

    • myvanbo on 17/12/2023 - 20:41
      +1

      It's not the same. The good screen is US-based. Aus got worse panels.

    • v1nn1e on 17/12/2023 - 20:45

      I think it is different model, because the OP link says 144hz. Where in the youtube link shows 165 hz.

    • Jugganautx on 17/12/2023 - 20:46
      +2

      " At just 293.2 nits, falling below the standard 300-nit screen on work devices. The contrast was better, at 1270:1, but I found that darkly-lit games and video content were at times indistinguishable, meaning that it’s not suited to bright environments.

      The colour accuracy for sRGB, Adobe RBG and DCI-P3 came out at 100%, 83% and 83%, which helped to make up for the lacklustre brightness. It won’t be suitable for creative professionals, but the faultless sRGB score means that casual creatives will be able to engage in apps like Photoshop and Lightroom without issue.

  • Lets Make Sandwiches on 17/12/2023 - 20:47

    Thanks OP, got one. I've been waiting two years for something like this to come up - hasn't been one this good since the lenovo 3060 deal for 999.

  • brenster56 on 17/12/2023 - 20:51

    There's a 1% surcharge with Paypal or CC payments. Damn…

    • abctoz on 17/12/2023 - 20:55
      +3

      0 for afterpay
      a bit aids but whatever

      • metalhead on 17/12/2023 - 21:37

        Afterpay wont back the buyer if something goes wrong. Better to go with Paypal.
        After you purchase using Afterpay, you are on your own there..

        speaking from personal experience here…

        • abctoz on 17/12/2023 - 21:58

          I honestly kinda like scorptec they do good deals, can’t be that bad for a major retailer

    • JCRALLYART on 17/12/2023 - 21:14

      I initially choose AP to save $13 but then I am thinking PP could be a bit safer in case the delay was too long so eventually used PP

    • kaikor on 17/12/2023 - 21:14
      +2

      Yeah not happy to pay $11.99 more but lucky its free delivery! Plus if we got screwed by Scorptec on this incredible deal, PP is easier to get our cash back.

  • brenster56 on 17/12/2023 - 20:53

    Btw is the screen response time for this laptop really 18ms? That bad?

    • abctoz on 17/12/2023 - 20:56

      it’s like a 15inch screen you not going to be playing serious on that anyway

    • jaydee4 on 17/12/2023 - 21:01

      not the best for competitive multiplayer games like Valorant.

  • pull the lever on 17/12/2023 - 21:12

    Perfect little machine for Revit and CAD work!

  • juph0rry on 17/12/2023 - 21:16
    +1

    What's the best way to connect two external monitors to this? Will there be any weird differences as one output would be HDMI and the other a USB C?

    • ar7ist on 18/12/2023 - 00:10

      Get a dell or a lenovo dock.

      I tried a few cheap ones from Amazon and they arent as reliable.

      EDIT: Only necessary if you need a single cable solution, USB C dock plugs in and handle eveything including power delivery.

  • ilovefullprice on 17/12/2023 - 21:25

    So RTX 4060 price dropping?

  • allen1005 on 17/12/2023 - 21:38

    It's A$200 less than the price in China, even though the one bought in China has a refresh rate of 165Hz.

    • kaikor on 17/12/2023 - 21:58

      You must be talking about this special edition? Super nice green/white color indeed!
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSTfbcjoy4w

    • ravenlich0079 on 17/12/2023 - 22:16

      The special version has a better screen, 1980×1440 and 100% DCI-P3. While that doesn't chang this one is still a good deal.
      But be carefully about the layered SSD and wifi card, they will kill each other in the summer.

  • altiarlio on 17/12/2023 - 21:51

    damn i just got the asus strix g16 a month ago

  • XXRydeR on 17/12/2023 - 22:08

    Offer valid till 7 Jan. What are the chances of them selling out before then?

    • dosada on 17/12/2023 - 22:11
      +1

      A bit over 100 percent

    • kaikor on 17/12/2023 - 22:28

      I even wonder if they will have enough stock to fulfil all the orders, just suspecting maybe we are getting imported stock (china or Taiwan version) instead if the price is this cheap

  • Bluey123 on 17/12/2023 - 22:08

    How does the asus tuf compare tot he lenovo legion?

    • myvanbo on 17/12/2023 - 22:16
      +1

      The screen is not as great compare to the Legion Slim/Pro. This one is comparable to the LoQ. Tho the LoQ has an option to upgrade to a better screen, albeit at a much more expensive price point unless you camp for cashback and sale. I would said this is currently the best 4000 RTX price/value laptop you can get atm.

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