Asus Rog Strix Scar 18 (18-Inch, 2024)

Impressive performance across apps and games ; Massive and magnificent mini-LED screen ; Excellent connectivity ; Dazzling RGB lighting

Limited battery life ; Hugely expensive

The Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 (2024) is a stunning combination of high-end specs and a luxurious gaming screen, though it’s not quite the fastest laptop that we’ve ever seen – or even the fastest we’ve seen from Asus.

Top-end performance ; 240Hz QHD+ mini LED panel is a treat ; Reasonable footprint and weight for its size

Expensive across configurations ; Plastic build despite price ; No standout design or performance draw

Asus’ updated Strix Scar 18 packs the punch you’d expect from its top-tier components and price, but it doesn’t quite present the design or killer feature to stand out in a competitive field.

Bright and colorful display (but you could do better) ; Bouncy keyboard ; Powerful performance and graphics ; Average battery life

Stupid expensive ; Hollow audio

The Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 (2024) offers spectacular components and highlights some of the best parts of a gaming rig, but I questioned everything when I saw the price.

Gorgeous Mini-LED screen ; Runs reasonably cool and quiet ; Dedicated macro keys ; Longer battery life than competitors

Performance isn’t class leading ; Webcam is merely 720p ; Speakers need more volume ; No biometric features

One of the largest gaming laptops, the refreshed ROG Strix Scar 18 makes waves with its stunning Mini-LED screen. It unfortunately doesn’t set itself apart in other ways, and thec14th generation Intel CPU hasn't done much for performance.

display mini-LED molto luminoso e ad alto contrasto (16:10, 18 pollici);elevate prestazioni di sistema;SSD PCIe 4 (2 TB);Supporto RAID-0;Thunderbolt 4;Power Delivery;buona durata della batteria

una sola porta Thunderbolt;nessun lettore di schede di memoria;webcam scarsa (0,9 MP);nessuna connessione sul retro;l'unità base avrebbe potuto essere più robusta;unità base in plastica;costoso

zeer helder mini-LED-scherm met hoog contrast (16:10, 18 inch);hoge systeemprestaties;PCIe 4 SSD (2 TB);RAID-0-ondersteuning;Thunderbolt 4;Stroomvoorziening;goede batterijlevensduur

slechts één enkele Thunderbolt-poort;geen opslagkaartlezer;magere webcam (0,9 MP);geen aansluitingen aan de achterkant;basisstation had steviger kunnen zijn;basisstation van plastic;duur

Video- en beeldverwerking, streamen, renderen en gamen behoren tot de belangrijkste gebruiksscenario's van de laptop. Terwijl de

tela mini-LED muito brilhante e de alto contraste (16:10, 18 pol.) ;alto desempenho do sistema ;SSD PCIe 4 (2 TB) ;Suporte a RAID-0 ;Thunderbolt 4 ;Fornecimento de energia ;boa duração da bateria

apenas uma única porta Thunderbolt ;sem leitor de cartão de armazenamento ;webcam escassa (0,9 MP) ;sem conexões na parte traseira ;a unidade base poderia ter sido mais robusta ;unidade de base feita de plástico ;caro

sehr helles, kontrastreiches Mini-LED-Display (16:10, 18 Zoll) ;hohe Systemleistung ;PCIe-4-SSD (2 TB) ;RAID-0-Unterstützung ;Thunderbolt 4 ;Power Delivery ;gute Laufzeiten

nur ein Thunderbolt-Port ;kein Speicherkartenleser ;maue Webcam (0,9 MP) ;keine Anschlüsse auf der Rückseite ;Baseunit dürfte steifer ausfallen ;Baseunit besteht aus Kunststoff ;teuer

minipantalla LED muy brillante y de alto contraste (16:10, 18 pulgadas);alto rendimiento del sistema;SSD PCIe 4 (2 TB);Compatibilidad con RAID-0;Thunderbolt 4;Power Delivery;buena duración de la batería

sólo un puerto Thunderbolt;sin lector de tarjetas de almacenamiento;escasa cámara web (0,9 MP);sin conexiones en la parte trasera;la unidad base podría haber sido más robusta;unidad base de plástico;caro