Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 (2023) review: big laptop, big power, big money
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 (2023): Two-minute review Asus' flagship portable gaming machine, the Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 (2023), sits at the top of the performance tree, packing (in our review sample) a 13th-gen Core i9, an RTX 4090, and a cooling solution which helps them run at their best. But there's a price to pay to be cutting edge of the best gaming laptops . Not a physical one, thankfully, but a monetary one. And we do wonder how many people will stump up the funds to buy one. That investment isn't just in top-line internals. It goes towards a screen that impresses with every look, a slim-bezeled QHD+ panel with fabulous colour reproduction, excellent response times and a 240Hz refresh rate which keeps absolutely everything smooth. It gets you a case with some luxurious and unique design touches, highly impressive lighting, and the ability to expand the SSD and RAM if you need to in the future. Money buys you one of the best laptops you can buy today. It's a j...