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Asus' new TUF Dash F15 has 2021 off to a good start for watchers of mobile gaming hardware. For $1,699 as tested (models start at $1,099), this 15.6-inch gaming laptop performs on par with systems from last year that were much higher-priced. Its pairing of Intel Core i7 "Tiger Lake-H" silicon—the company's newest mobile CPUs for power laptops—and a brand-new 8GB Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 mobile GPU produced triple-digit frame rates in our testing, with its 240Hz-refresh-rate screen more than keeping pace. It also isn't lacking for practicality with its quiet fans, comfortable keyboard, and lengthy-for-its-class battery life. Its most glaring omission is a webcam, though its gaming performance is not necessarily better than that of last-generation laptops. Still, the TUF Dash F15 is still a respectable pick, especially in its lesser-priced Best Buy configurations.