Compare Razer Blade 18 vs ROG Strix Scar 18 G834 vs ASUS Strix G17
Variants
RTX 4060
RTX 4070
RTX 4080
RTX 4090
RTX 4090 + 13980HX
Connectivity
Ports
3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A Ports + 1 x Thunderbolt 4™ (USB 3.2 Gen 2) Type-C + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Port + RJ45 - 2.5Gb ethernet + HDMI 2.1 output + UHS-II SD Card Reader + 3.5mm headphone/microphone combo port
1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack + 1x HDMI 2.1 FRL + 1x 2.5G LAN port + 1x Thunderbolt™ 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C + 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
3x UBS 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 / DP + 1x HDMI 2.0b + 1x 3.5mm Audio combo + 1x RJ45
Wireless Connectivity
Wi-Fi 6E, IEEE 802.11a/b/d/e/g/h/i/k/n/r/u/v/w/ac/ax/az, Intel AX211 Bluetooth® 5.3
Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) (Triple band) 2*2 + Bluetooth® 5.2
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0
Construction
Battery | Capacity
91.7WHr
90WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell
66 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
Windows® Hello built-in IR 5MP Webcam
720P HD camera
Camera | Front
Optional camera
Material
CNC Aluminum, Anodized Black, backlit green Razer logo
Aluminum (A), plastic (B/C/D)
Microphone
Built-in array microphone
Dual-array microphone
Array microphone
Speakers
6 speaker array (tweeters x2, sub x4)
4-speaker system
2x 4.2W speaker with smart AMP technology
Dimensions
Bezels
Top 9mm, L/R 3.7mm, Bottom 9.25mm
Size | Depth
275.4mm / 10.84"
294 mm / 11.57"
293 mm
Size | Height
21.9mm / 0.86"
23.1-30.8 mm / 0.91 - 1.21 inch
26 mm
Size | Width
399.9mm / 15.74"
399 mm / 15.71"
399 mm
Weight
3.2kg / 7.05lbs
3.10 Kg / 6.83 lbs
2.85 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:9
Brightness
500 nits
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Backlight
WLED
Display Color Depth
10-bit
Display Diagonal
18 inch
18 inch
17.3 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS, matte
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
100% sRGB
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
240 Hz
120, 144, or 240 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
QHD+ (2560 x 1600, WQXGA)
FHD (1920x1080)
Response Time
3 ms
3 ms
Viewing Angle
178 degrees
Function
Audio
THX® Spatial Audio
Smart Amp Technology, Dolby Atmos
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / RTX™ 4080 Laptop GPU 12GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB, RTX 2060 6GB, RTX 2070 8GB, or RTX 2070 SUPER 8GB
Keyboard Backlight
Per key RGB Powered by Razer Chroma™ N-Key rollover keyboard
Per-key RGB
4-zone or 1-zone RGB lighting
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Pro
Windows 10
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13980HX
10th-gen Intel Core i7-10750H or i7-10875H
RGB Lighting
Aura Sync Rear Glow, Light Bar, logo
Aura Sync
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touchpad
Precision glass touchpad
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-Sync
Performance
Key Travel
1.1 mm membrane, 65G actuation
Memory | Capacity
32GB SO-DIMM x 2, Max Capacity : 64GB
Up to 32 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5-5600MHz
DDR5-4800 dual channel
DDR4 3200MHz
Power Supply
ø6.0, 330W AC Adapter
230 W
Storage
1TB SSD (M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4), Dual M.2 Slot – Supports Dual Sided M.2
2TB + 2TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe
Up to 2x 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 RAID0 + 1x SATA SSD
Storage | RAID
RAID 0
Production
Debut
2020-04
Reviews
Neofiliac score
97%
89%
Pros
- Understated styling
- Rather compact for the large 18-inch display
- Premium construction
- No numeric keypad
- Great speakers
- Good port selection
- Dual memory slots + dual M.2 slots
- Reasonably-sized for 18-inch
- Great performance options
- Good port selection
- Newly-added webcam (for ROG)
- Gorgeous display
- Matte IPS display
- Full HD resolution
- NVMe SSD
- Good battery life
Cons
- No 4K display
- Too expensive
- More power than the thin chassis can handle
- Long-term reliability concerns
- Plastic construction
- RGB nonsense and too much branding
- Only one USB Type-C port
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