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Updated January 10, 2024·

The ASUS TUF Gaming F17, being a gaming laptop, offers high performance for tasks like 3D modeling, machine learning, and gaming due to its dedicated RTX 3050 Ti graphics card, but it may not be as portable and has less battery life compared to the HP Spectre x360. On the other hand, the Spectre x360, while not designed specifically for gaming, features a newer and powerful processor with integrated graphics, and it boasts a high-resolution touchscreen, making it more suitable for general use and tasks that benefit from a touch interface. The Spectre x360 is also lighter and has a significantly longer battery life, making it more portable and better for on-the-go use or business environments. Both laptops are similarly priced with 512 GB of storage, but the Spectre comes with more RAM. If you prioritize portability, long battery life, and a touch screen, the HP Spectre x360 may be the better choice, while the ASUS TUF Gaming F17 is likely more suitable for gaming and graphics-intensive tasks. Give Feedback

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Advantages of the ASUS TUF Gaming F17
  • The ASUS TUF Gaming F17 has no clear advantages over the HP Spectre x360.
Advantages of the HP Spectre x360
  • Very good for general use
  • Very good for engineering and design
  • Very good for software development
  • Very good for content creation
  • Good overall display quality
  • Very good overall build quality
  • Good portability
  • Very good battery life
  • Best in class speakers
  • Very good keyboard

Key differences

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General Use

7.1
TUF Gaming F17
Spectre x360
8.2
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
3072 x 1920
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
264.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
406.0 nits
4.5 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
11.0 Hours
7.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.0/10
6.4/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
7.3/10
The HP Spectre x360 is very good for general use, while the ASUS TUF Gaming F17 is good.

Engineering and Design

6.9
TUF Gaming F17
Spectre x360
8.0
6.2/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.0/10
5.2/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.8/10
8.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The HP Spectre x360 is very good for engineering and design, while the ASUS TUF Gaming F17 is only fair.

Content Creation

7.1
TUF Gaming F17
Spectre x360
8.2
6.2/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.0/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
3072 x 1920
8.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The HP Spectre x360 is very good for content creation, while the ASUS TUF Gaming F17 is good.

Software Development

6.7
TUF Gaming F17
Spectre x360
8.3
6.2/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.0/10
8.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
3072 x 1920
7.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.0/10
The HP Spectre x360 is very good for software development, while the ASUS TUF Gaming F17 is only fair.

Screen Quality

6.9
TUF Gaming F17
Spectre x360
7.6
17.3in
SIZE
16.0in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
3072 x 1920
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
144Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
264.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
406.0 nits
The HP Spectre x360 has a better screen than the ASUS TUF Gaming F17 for general use, engineering and design, content creation, and software development.

Battery

4.5 Hours
TUF Gaming F17
Spectre x360
11.0 Hours
The ASUS TUF Gaming F17 has 4.5 hours of battery life. The HP Spectre x360 has 11 hours of battery life.

Portability

Fair
TUF Gaming F17
Spectre x360
Good
17.3in
SIZE
16.0in
5.7 lbs
WEIGHT
4.7 lbs
0.9in
THICKNESS
0.7in
The HP Spectre x360 has good portability, while the ASUS TUF Gaming F17 has only fair portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.

Build Quality

7.2
TUF Gaming F17
Spectre x360
8.5
The HP Spectre x360 has very good build quality, while the ASUS TUF Gaming F17 has good build quality.
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Key similarities

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Gaming and AI

6.6
TUF Gaming F17
Spectre x360
6.6
5.2/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.8/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
3072 x 1920
144Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
No
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
7.5/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
8.0/10
The HP Spectre x360 and ASUS TUF Gaming F17 are both only fair for gaming and AI.

Cost

$1,000
TUF Gaming F17
Spectre x360
$1,000
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$800

$1,000

$1,200

$1,400

$1,600

The ASUS TUF Gaming F17 has a price of $1,000 and the HP Spectre x360 costs $1,000.

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How the ASUS TUF Gaming F17 and the HP Spectre x360 compare to other laptops

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Spec Comparison

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ASUS TUF Gaming F17HP Spectre x360
ASUS TUF Gaming F17HP Spectre x360

GENERAL

Price
$1,000
$1,000
Release Date
May 1, 2022May 1, 2023
Overall Dimensions
15.7'' x 10.6'' x 0.91''14.1'' x 9.7'' x 0.78''
Weight
5.73 lbs4.74 lbs
Width
15.71"14.09"
Depth
10.59"9.66"

INTERNAL

Processor
Intel i5-11400HIntel i7-13700H
RAM
8 GB16 GB
DDR Memory Version
44
RAM Slots
20
Storage
512 GB512 GB

BATTERY

Battery Life
4.5 Hours11 Hours
Battery Capacity
48 Wh90 Wh

SCREEN

Diagonal Size
17.3"16"
Display Technology
IPSIPS
Resolution
1920 x 10803072 x 1920
Refresh Rate
144Hz60Hz
Display Brightness
264 nits406 nits

RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS

Build Quality Score
7.2/108.5/10
Portability Score
6.4/107.4/10
Gaming Laptop Appearance
YesNo
Premium Business Laptop
NoNo
Fan Noise Score
7.5/108/10

HARDWARE FEATURES

Keyboard Quality Score
7/108/10
Speaker Quality Score
7.5/109.6/10
Webcam
720p1440p
Fingerprint Reader
NoYes
Backlit Keyboard
YesYes
Number Pad
YesNo

CONNECTIVITY

USB Type-A
31
USB-C ports
12
USB-C Charging
NoYes
Display Outputs
23
Thunderbolt Version
N/A4

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Christian Hintze | April 2022
"One of the Asus TUF Gaming F17’s highlights is without a doubt its excellent gaming performance. The fact that Asus configured the RTX 3060 GPU for its specified maximum of 140 W is became immediately noticeable in our benchmarks. For a 17-inch notebook the F17 also offers a very long battery life, which makes it somewhat portable. On the flip side is the display. It may be saved by its good overall contrast ratio, but its overall brightness is simply too low, and its response times are too slow for a gaming device. The F17’s successor needs to improve upon this."

HP Spectre x360

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Eric Grevstad | August 2022
"As we said, Lenovo's Yoga 9i is a tough competitor to the Spectre with an equally admirable OLED display. We're sad that neither of them has an HDMI port nor a niche or slot to hold the stylus, though the HP wins points for its bundled mini docking station and magnetically attached pen. Your choice will come down to screen shape—and in our eyes, just as seeing an OLED screen spoils you for an IPS panel, enjoying a tall 3:2 display spoils you for a more conventional view. The HP Spectre x360 13.5 is our new favorite 2-in-1."

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About ASUS

ASUS, a Taiwanese electronics brand, is one of the largest personal computer vendor by market share. The majority of their laptops are targeted towards personal use or gaming. Their most popular product lines include the budget-friendly VivoBook, more premium ZenBook, and their TUF and ROG gaming laptops, the latter of which has a reputation for excellent gaming performance.

About HP

HP, also known as Hewlett-Packard, is an American technology company that develops personal computers and computer peripherals. In the laptop industry, HP is known for its entry level Essential series laptops, its mid-range Pavilion, Envy, and Victus series, and high-end Omen and Spectre series, in addition to its business-oriented EliteBook, ProBook, and Dragonfly series laptops. HP laptops generally undercut other mainstream competitors in terms of price, placing itself as the value-oriented mainstream brand.

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