ASUS has announced the launch of a range of powerful new laptops in their gaming focused ROG Strix line. They feature the latest AMD Ryzen 5000 series processors, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 – series GPUs, optical-mechanical keyboards, up to a 300Hz IPS display and more.
The new Strix SCAR series comes in two display sizes – 15.6-inches and 17.3-inches, both offering either a 1080p IPS panel with a refresh rate of 300Hz and 3ms response time, or a 1440p IPS panel with a refresh rate of a 165Hz and 3ms response time.
For internals, they can be configured with up to a AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX 8-core/16 thread CPU, up to a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU with 16GB of VRAM, up to 32GB of DDR4-3200MHz RAM that is user upgradeable to 64GB, and dual 1TB SSDs in RAID 0.
These new Strix Scar 15 and 17 laptops are the first in the series to feature a optical-mechanical keyboard, which feature 1.9mm travel distance, a response time of just 0.2ms, per-key RGB lighting, and a switch lifetime of 100 million presses. The touchpad has also been improved, this time with an 85% larger surface area and a matte finish.
ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 15 and Scar 17 specifications:
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX AMD Ryzen 7 5800H |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, 16 GB GDDR6 VRAM NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, 8 GB GDDR6 VRAM |
| Operating system | Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro |
| Display | 15.6-inch: Full HD (1920×1080) IPS-level panel, up to 300Hz/3ms, 100% sRGB, Adaptive-Sync WQHD (2560×1440) IPS-level panel, up to 165Hz/3ms, 100% DCI-P3, Adaptive-Sync17.3-inch: Full HD (1920×1080) IPS-level panel, up to 300Hz/3ms, 100% sRGB, Adaptive-Sync WQHD (2560×1440) IPS-level panel, up to 165Hz/3ms, 100% DCI-P3, Adaptive-Sync |
| Memory | Up to 32GB+32GB DDR4 3200MHz SDRAM |
| Storage | 2 x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe 3.0). Support up to 2TB, Supports RAID 0 |
| Keyboard | Optical mechanical keyboard, supports per-key lighting with 0.2 ms response time and 1.9 mm key travel |
| Audio | 4x speakers, Dolby Atmos, Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation, Smart Amp |
| Wi-Fi/ Bluetooth | 2×2 multi-antenna Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.0 |
| I/O Ports | 15.6-inch • 3 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C with DisplayPort™ 1.4 and Power Delivery 3.0 • 1 x LAN RJ-45 jack • 1 x HDMI 2.0b • 1 x Audio combo jack: Mic-in and Headphone • 1 x Power (DC) input port 17.3-inch • 3 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C with DisplayPort™ 1.4 and Power Delivery 3.0 • 1 x LAN RJ-45 jack • 1 x HDMI 2.0b • 1 x Audio combo jack: Mic-in and Headphone • 1 x Power (DC) input port |
| Battery | 90 Wh |
| Power Supply | 240W power adaptor, Supports USB-C Power Delivery 3.0 up to 100W |
| Size | 15.6-inch: 354.9 (W) x 259.9 (D) x 22.69 ~ 27.2 (H) mm 17.3-inch: 395 (W) x 282.1 (D) x 23.4 ~ 27.5 (H) mm |
| Weight | 15.6-inch: 2.3 kg 17.3-inch: 2.7 kg |
Along with these two laptops, ASUS also unveiled ROG Strix G15 and G17 laptops, the ASUS TUF A15 laptop and the Desktop GA35, all featuring updated AMD Ryzen 5000 series CPUs and RTX 30-Series GPUs.
Pricing and availability
The ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 will start at Rs. 1,54,990, available from 22nd March 2021 and the Strix SCAR 17 will start at Rs. 2,34,990, available from the first half of April, 2021.
The ROG Strix G15 will start at Rs. 1,57,990, available from the first half of April 2021, and the Strix G17 will start at Rs. 1,50,990, available from 22nd March 2021. The ASUS TUF A15 laptop starts at Rs. 1,03,990, available from the first half of April 2021 and the Desktop GA35 will start from 1,99,990.