Compare Razer Blade 18 vs ROG Strix Scar 18 G834
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
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
Construction
Battery | Capacity
91.7WHr
90WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
Windows® Hello built-in IR 5MP Webcam
720P HD camera
Material
CNC Aluminum, Anodized Black, backlit green Razer logo
Aluminum (A), plastic (B/C/D)
Microphone
Built-in array microphone
Dual-array microphone
Speakers
6 speaker array (tweeters x2, sub x4)
4-speaker system
Dimensions
Bezels
Top 9mm, L/R 3.7mm, Bottom 9.25mm
Size | Depth
275.4mm / 10.84"
294 mm / 11.57"
Size | Height
21.9mm / 0.86"
23.1-30.8 mm / 0.91 - 1.21 inch
Size | Width
399.9mm / 15.74"
399 mm / 15.71"
Weight
3.2kg / 7.05lbs
3.10 Kg / 6.83 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Brightness
500 nits
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Backlight
WLED
Display Color Depth
10-bit
Display Diagonal
18 inch
18 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
240 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
QHD+ (2560 x 1600, WQXGA)
Response Time
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
Keyboard Backlight
Per key RGB Powered by Razer Chroma™ N-Key rollover keyboard
Per-key RGB
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Pro
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13980HX
RGB Lighting
Aura Sync Rear Glow, Light Bar, logo
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
Memory | Type
DDR5-5600MHz
DDR5-4800 dual channel
Power Supply
ø6.0, 330W AC Adapter
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
Storage | RAID
RAID 0
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
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
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