The Powerhouse Gaming Laptops: ROG Strix SCAR 16 and 18

What's up, guys? I'm Saf here on SuperSaf TV, and we have an exciting video today to showcase some of the world's most powerful gaming laptops available. We're going to take a closer look at the ROG Strix SCAR 16 and 18, which are powered by up to the 13th Gen Intel Core i9-13980HX processors and up to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 laptop GPUs.

These laptops are absolute beasts when it comes to performance. The ROG Strix SCAR 16 is around 2.5 kg, while the SCAR 18 weighs in at 3.1 kg. These compact powerhouses offer a wide range of features and technologies that make them stand out from the competition. One of the notable features is the customizable Armor Caps, which are easy to purchase online and can even be 3D printed if you want something completely custom.

The laptops also feature an all-new full-width light bar along with the vents on the back, accompanied by a new metallic ROG logo that has RGB lighting around the edges. The keyboard offers per-key RGB with Aura Sync customization, plenty of travel, and customizable hotkeys that control volume, microphone, or toggle performance mode for on-the-fly gaming. Additionally, the laptops boast large touch pads, which are around 10% larger than usual.

Now, let's talk about the beautiful displays on these laptops. The SCAR 16 features a 16-inch screen with an 16:10 aspect ratio and a slim bezel design that gives you more vertical screen real estate. The SCAR 18 boasts a 18-inch display with the same 16:10 aspect ratio, making it ideal for gaming and content creation. Both laptops offer Quad HD 240Hz panels with 100% DCI-P3 coverage and three milliseconds of response time on 500 nits of brightness.

The SCAR 16 is also available in the Nebula HDR display, which uses Mini LED technology containing 1024 individual zones for very high contrast and up to 1100 nits of peak brightness. This feature alone makes these laptops stand out from the competition, as most smartphones don't even reach this level of brightness.

Moving on to the cooling system, we have a comprehensive setup that ensures you can get serious gaming out of these machines. The laptops feature the same ports on both devices, with one power DC port, one 2.5G LAN RJ-45 jack, one HDMI 2.1 port for 4K up to 120Hz or 8K up to 60Hz, two USB Type-C ports, one of which has Thunderbolt 4, and two USB A 3.2 Gen2 ports.

Under the right side of the laptop, you'll find Wi-Fi 6E for extremely fast connectivity with a compatible router. The audio system includes quad speakers with Dolby Atmos, featuring two tweeters and two downward firing woofers. Additionally, the laptops support Hi-Res audio as well as Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation.

In terms of battery life, the ROG Strix SCAR 16 has a 90Wh battery that will give you up to 14.1 hours of video playback. However, gaming performance will vary depending on your settings and what you're playing. Fortunately, USB Type-C charging is supported up to 100W, but the included 330W adapter will power these up from 0 to 50% in just 30 minutes.

For pricing and availability, starting prices for the ROG Strix SCAR 16 begin at around £3,300, while the SCAR 18 starts at around £3,400. While this might be a significant investment for some, if you're looking for the most powerful gaming laptops available right now, these are definitely worth considering.

In conclusion, the ROG Strix SCAR 16 and 18 are powerhouse gaming laptops that offer unparalleled performance, features, and technologies. Whether you're a professional gamer or content creator, these laptops will provide you with an unbeatable experience. So, what do you guys think of the ROG Strix SCAR 16 and 18? Will you be getting one? Definitely drop me a comment below, let me know your thoughts.

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en(upbeat music)- What's up, guys?Saf here on SuperSaf TV,and we have here someof the world's most powerfulgaming laptops available.They are, of course, theROG Strix SCAR 16 and 18.The first time we've had16 and 18-inch screensin the SCAR lineup.I believe this is one of the firstif not the first video with both these,so a thumbs up for yourboy would be appreciated.Now, these are poweredby up to the 13th Gen Intel®Core™ i9-13980HX processesand up to the NVIDIA® GeForceRTX™ 4090 laptop GPUs,making them absolute beast.Let's go ahead and seewhat you get in the boxes.So you do initially get theROG Strix SCAR 16 and 18,but as well as that, youget some power leads as wellas a 330W power adaptor,which will top these up from0 to 50% in just 30 minutes.As well as that,you get a spare Armor Caps,which you can customize.We'll talk about that in a little bit.And finally, some paperwork.Right now initially lookingat the build and design.Now, these are relatively compactfor what they're offering.The Strix SCAR 16 is around 2.5 kg.The 18 is around 3.1 kg.We now have customizable Armor Caps,which are easy to purchaseonline and switch,and can even be 3D printedif you want something completely custom.The backend sides of thelaptops are also coveredin a transparent material,which really looks quite cooland goes very well with all of the RGB.Now, of course, there'splenty of RGB lighting here.There's an all-new full-widthlight bar along with the ventson the back and there's alsothe new metallic ROG logo,which has RGB lightingaround the edges and looks really slick.And for the keyboard, we have per-key RGBwith Aura Sync customization,plenty of travel with customizable hotkeysthat control volume, microphoneor toggle performance modefor on-the-fly gaming.We've also got a nice and large touch pad,which is around 10% larger.Right now, we have to talkabout these beautiful displays.So 16-inches and 18-inches,16:10 aspect ratio,giving you more verticalscreen real estate.I prefer this and around abouta 90% screen-to-body ratio.So you can see, we've gotvery slim bezels all around.You can get up to Quad HD 240Hz panelswith 100% DCI-P3 coverage,three milliseconds of response timeon 500 nits of brightness for the SCAR 18.Now, the SCAR 16 is also availablein the Nebula HDR display,which uses Mini LED technology,containing 1024 individualzones for very high contrastand up to 1100 nits of peak brightness.I mean that on a laptop is insane.Lots of smartphones out theredon't have a peak brightnessof 1100 nits.So these are, of course,beautiful displays.Quad HD 240Hz, makingeverything super smooth.But if you do want the best of the bestthat's going to be available onthe Mini LED version of the 16.Right now, of course, you guyswant to know what's insideand what exactly these are powered by.Well, as touched on brieflyat the start of this video,you can get up to the 13th GenIntel® Core™ i9-13980HX CPU,up to the NVIDIA® GeForceRTX™ 4090 Laptop GPUswith a max TGP of 175W, up to 64 gigabytesof DDR5 RAM with right timesup to 50% faster comparedto DDR4 equip machines,four terabytes of PCIEGen4x4 storage with Raid0.And they come with a dedicated MUX switchwith support for NVIDIA® Advanced Optimus,which helps reduce latencyand further increaseperformance when gamingby rooting the GPUdirectly to the display.We've also got an all-newintelligent cooling suitewith Conductonaut Extremeliquid metal on the CPU and GPUand the chassis and motherboardsof the Strix SCAR 16 and18's were both redesignedto accommodate a new full width heat sink.Now most gaming laptops comewith a dual fan cooling system,but the SCAR 16 and 18have tri-fan coolingwith a third fan that helpskeep the GPU and VRAM cool.Now, in addition to making the entire rearof the machine and exhaust vent,the SCAR 16 and 18 retain the side vents,giving ample opportunity tomove hot air around the system.There are even small ventsaround the WASD keys toallow the fans to drawin cool air from theabove into the chassis.So I think it's safe to saythat with all of thosecomponents on the cooling,you're going to be able toget some serious gaming outof these machines.Now, we do have the sameports on both devices.On the left-hand side,there is the power DC ports.There's one 2.5G LAN RJ-45 jack.One HDMI 2.1 port,so you'll have supports for 4K up to 120Hzor 8K up to 60Hz.Two USB Type-C ports, oneof which has Thunderbolt 4.Under the right side,you have two USB A 3.2 Gen2 ports.There's also Wi-Fi 6Efor extremely fast connectivitywith a compatible router.And for the audio, we do havequad-speaker with Dolby Atmos.So there's two tweetersand two downward firing woofers.Support for Hi-Res audioas well as Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation.Now for the batteries, you have 90Wh,which is going to give you upto 14.1 hours of video playback.Of course, gaming isgoing to vary dependingon your settings on what you're playing.And USB Type-C chargingis supported up to 100W,but you do have the included 330W adapter,which will power these upfrom 0 to 50% in just 30 minutes.Right, for the latestpricing and availability,I will be leaving some linksdown in the description below,but starting prices,the ROG Strix SCAR 16,starts at around 3,300pounds and the SCAR 18,starts at around 3,400 pounds.Now that might be prettyhigh for some people,but if you are after someof the most powerful gaminglaptops available right now,then these are some great options.What do you guys think ofthe ROG Strix SCAR 16 and 18?Will you be getting one?Definitely drop me a comment below.Let me know your thoughts.If you want to check out thelatest glasses-free 3D laptopfrom ASUS, I'm goingto leave that link hereas well as another related video here.I hope you enjoyed thisvideo and found it useful.If you did, don't forgetto smash that like button.If you haven't already,then do consider subscribingand hitting that bell iconfor more content like this.Thanks for watching!This is Saf on SuperSaf TV,and I'll see you next time!\n"