Compare ROG Strix Scar 18 G834 vs Razer Blade 18 vs Razer Blade 15 2021
Variants
RTX 4060
RTX 4070
RTX 4080
RTX 4090
RTX 4090 + 13980HX
Advanced
Base
Connectivity
Ports
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
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
Wireless Connectivity
Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) (Triple band) 2*2 + Bluetooth® 5.2
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
Construction
Battery | Capacity
90WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell
91.7WHr
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
720P HD camera
Windows® Hello built-in IR 5MP Webcam
Material
Aluminum (A), plastic (B/C/D)
CNC Aluminum, Anodized Black, backlit green Razer logo
Aluminium, Corning Gorilla Glass for OLED touch display
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Built-in array microphone
4-Mic Array
Speakers
4-speaker system
6 speaker array (tweeters x2, sub x4)
Stereo speakers, 2 drivers
Dimensions
Bezels
Top 9mm, L/R 3.7mm, Bottom 9.25mm
4.9mm side bezels
Size | Depth
294 mm / 11.57"
275.4mm / 10.84"
235 mm / 9.25 inch
Size | Height
23.1-30.8 mm / 0.91 - 1.21 inch
21.9mm / 0.86"
Size | Width
399 mm / 15.71"
399.9mm / 15.74"
355 mm / 13.98 inch
Weight
3.10 Kg / 6.83 lbs
3.2kg / 7.05lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:9
Brightness
300 nits
500 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Backlight
WLED
Display Color Depth
10-bit
Display Diagonal
18 inch
18 inch
15.6 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS or OLED
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
240 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600, WQXGA)
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
Response Time
3 ms
Viewing Angle
178 degrees
Function
Audio
Smart Amp Technology, Dolby Atmos
THX® Spatial Audio
THX Spatial Audio
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / RTX™ 4080 Laptop GPU 12GB GDDR6
Keyboard Backlight
Per-key RGB
Per key RGB Powered by Razer Chroma™ N-Key rollover keyboard
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro
Windows 11 Home
Windows 10 Home
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13980HX
RGB Lighting
Aura Sync Rear Glow, Light Bar, logo
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touch Screen
Available with 4K OLED display
Touchpad
Precision glass touchpad
Glass touchpad (Microsoft Precision)
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-Sync
Performance
Key Travel
1.1 mm membrane, 65G actuation
Memory | Capacity
32GB SO-DIMM x 2, Max Capacity : 64GB
16 or 32 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800 dual channel
DDR5-5600MHz
DDR4 dual-channel 3200MHz
Power Supply
ø6.0, 330W AC Adapter
230 W
Storage
2TB + 2TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe
1TB SSD (M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4), Dual M.2 Slot – Supports Dual Sided M.2
Storage | RAID
RAID 0
Production
Debut
2021-Q3
Reviews
Neofiliac score
89%
97%
Pros
- Reasonably-sized for 18-inch
- Great performance options
- Good port selection
- Newly-added webcam (for ROG)
- Gorgeous display
- 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
- Slim and light for a 4K gaming laptop
- Sleek design
- 4K display
- Good battery life
Cons
- Plastic construction
- RGB nonsense and too much branding
- No 4K display
- Too expensive
- More power than the thin chassis can handle
- Long-term reliability concerns
- Not more powerful than the 10th gen Blade 15
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