Asus Rog Strix Scar 18 (18-Inch, 2023)

Top-line GPU and CPU ; Clever case design and cooling ; Amazing screen

Fans can get loud ; Spine-bending weight ; Almost unattainably expensive

If raw power and outright luxury are your only concerns, feel free to switch that verdict for a full five stars – but we feel the weight, fan noise and cost of the Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 (2023) might be a little more than most folks can stomach.

Extreme performance ; Excellent gaming display ; Semi-reasonable size and weight ; Decent battery on iGPU

Plastic construction ; Expensive ; Can become loud under intense work loads

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...

Flashy, futuristic design ; Captivating display ; Full, balanced audio ; Impressive overall and gaming performance

Pricy ; Webcam could be better ; Below-average battery life

With its high-powered components, beautiful display and excellent audio, the Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 leaves a swath of destruction in its wake and leaving no prisoners.

This machine destroyed our gaming benchmarks

A whopping $7,499 is far from cheap.

Right now, it’s the ultimate gaming laptop and even some outstanding competition from forthcoming rivals will struggle to defeat it.

I'm not absolutely convinced that the 18-inch laptop is destined to stick around, but the ROG Strix Scar 18 at least demonstrates that the format has some potential. If you get one, just be sure to invest in a bigger backpack, too.

refreshed design and sturdy build quality ; good inputs and IO ; balanced 16:10 QHD+ 240 Hz display ; significantly more powerful and better cooled than the 2022 generation ; versatile profiles and excellently-balanced mid-level Performance mode ;...

slightly larger and heavier than the previous Scar 17 ; all the IO is now on the sides, with the updated cooling occupying all the rear edge ; smudgy interior and annoyingly placed status LEDs ; still no card reader, Lock, or biometrics ; pricy in this...

indrukwekkende prestaties;zeer snel 18-inch scherm;USB-C met Power Delivery

spoelend gezeur van de GPU bij meer dan 100 fps;behuizing is gevoelig voor vingerafdrukken;geen aansluitingen aan de achterkant, USB-A alleen aan de rechterkant (in de weg voor rechtshandige muisgebruikers);alleen de USB-C aan de achterkant ondersteunt...

De Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2023) G834JY is een high-end gaming laptop die Asus heeft uitgerust met de krachtigste mobiele componenten die momenteel beschikbaar zijn. De grote behuizing herbergt een zeer goed 18-inch beeldscherm dat gamers voorziet van...

Helder, kleur nauwkeurig, QHD+ scherm, met snelle reactietijden;Goede levensduur van de batterij;Krachtig geluid ;Gratis M.2-sleuf;Thunderbolt 4;Snel WiFi

Te weinig VRAM voor een zogenaamde high-end GPU (RTX 4070);Basisstation rammelt en zou robuuster kunnen zijn;Af en toe prominent spoelgejank;Slechte webcam

Met de ROG Strix G18 G814JI heeft Asus een vrijwel constant goed debuut gemaakt in het nog vrij nieuwe 18-inch laptopsegment.