SeekerAsus ROG Strix Scar 18
The Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 is a gargantuan gaming laptop with strong performance, a colorful display, and good speakers, for a high price. It should come with a 1080p webcam for this much money.
-- As reviewed by Tom's Hardware
Product details
- THE PINNACLE OF PERFORMANCE - Dominate the battlefield with Windows 11 Pro, a 13th Gen Intel Core i9-13980HX processor, and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU at 175W Max TGP, allowing you to handle even the most demanding games with ease.
- BLAZING FAST MEMORY AND STORAGE – Multitask swiftly with 32GB of DDR5-4800MHz memory and speed up loading times with 2TB of PCIe 4x4 in RAID 0 with a raw throughput up to 7000mb/s.
- ROG NEBULA DISPLAY – The Nebula standard guarantees a premium display with high specs in all fronts for the best visuals no matter the task. Featuring QHD 240Hz/3ms, 100% DCI-P3, Pantone Validation, among other premium features on the SCAR 18.
- ROG INTELLIGENT COOLING – To put this amount of power in a gaming laptop, you need an even better cooling solution. The SCAR features upgraded liquid metal on both the CPU and GPU, and a third intake fan among other premium features, to allow for better sustained performance over long gaming sessions.
- MUX SWITCH WITH ADVANCED OPTIMUS - A MUX Switch increases laptop gaming performance by 5-10% by routing frames directly from the dGPU to the display bypassing the iGPU. With Advanced Optimus the switch between iGPU and dGPU becomes automatic based on the task, optimizing battery life.
PROS
+ Powerful performance
+ Bright, colorful display
+ Solid speakers
CONS
- 720p webcam
- Very expensive
- Some weird keyboard layout choices
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Expert reviews and ratings
By Tom's Hardware on February 07, 2023
The Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 is a gargantuan gaming laptop with strong performance, a colorful display, and good speakers, for a high price. It should come with a 1080p webcam for this much money.
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By CompsMag on January 01, 1970
The Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 has powerful parts that let it run demanding games at top settings and show them off beautifully on an impressive 18-inch screen. The system isn’t very portable, though, and its price is sure to turn away all but the most dedicated
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By PCMag on February 07, 2023
The Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 is one of the most powerful gaming laptops right now, showing off the latest flagship CPU from Intel (13th Gen Core i9) and GPU from Nvidia (GeForce RTX 4090). It’s big and expensive, but the body feels reasonable for everything it’s packing.
80
By Tom's Guide on February 15, 2023
The Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 features powerful components, allowing it to run demanding games at top-notch settings, and show them off beautifully on an impressive 18-inch screen. The system's portability is nearly nonexistent, however, and its price is sure to dissuade all but the most dedicated gaming laptop aficionados.
80
By UltrabookReview on March 07, 2023
This top-specced Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 is notably more powerful in demanding work activities and games than the previous Scar generations, as well as significantly better cooled with the redesigned thermal module. Add in a beautiful 18-inch display, good inputs, a familiar ROG design, and a sturdy chassis, and this laptop is a clear recommendation in its class. At the same time, though, this is a rather large and heavy device, and is affected by a few odd design decisions that impact its daily use ergonomics.
90