Compare ROG Strix Scar 18 G834 vs Razer Blade 18 vs Gigabyte AERO 14 OLED 2023
Variants
RTX 4060
RTX 4070
RTX 4080
RTX 4090
RTX 4090 + 13980HX
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
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Audio
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
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) (Triple band) 2x2 + Bluetooth v5.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
90WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell
91.7WHr
63 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
720P HD camera
Windows® Hello built-in IR 5MP Webcam
FHD (1080p ) Webcam, Support Windows Hello Face Authentication
Colors
Twilight Silver
Material
Aluminum (A), plastic (B/C/D)
CNC Aluminum, Anodized Black, backlit green Razer logo
CNC aluminum
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Built-in array microphone
Speakers
4-speaker system
6 speaker array (tweeters x2, sub x4)
2x 2W Speaker
Dimensions
Bezels
Top 9mm, L/R 3.7mm, Bottom 9.25mm
Size | Depth
294 mm / 11.57"
275.4mm / 10.84"
220.8 mm / 8.7"
Size | Height
23.1-30.8 mm / 0.91 - 1.21 inch
21.9mm / 0.86"
17 mm / 0.67"
Size | Width
399 mm / 15.71"
399.9mm / 15.74"
311 mm / 12.3"
Weight
3.10 Kg / 6.83 lbs
3.2kg / 7.05lbs
2.1 kg / 4.63 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
500 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Backlight
WLED
Display Color Depth
10-bit
Display Diagonal
18 inch
18 inch
16 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
OLED
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
100% DCI-P3
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
240 Hz
90 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600, WQXGA)
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
2.8K 2880x1800
Response Time
3 ms
Viewing Angle
178 degrees
Function
Audio
Smart Amp Technology, Dolby Atmos
THX® Spatial Audio
DTS:X® Ultra Audio Technology
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / RTX™ 4080 Laptop GPU 12GB GDDR6
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 Laptop GPU 6GB GDDR6
HDR
VESA DisplayHDR 600 True Black
Keyboard Backlight
Per-key RGB
Per key RGB Powered by Razer Chroma™ N-Key rollover keyboard
Yes
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13980HX
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13700H / 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12500H
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
1.7 mm, N-key Rllover
Memory | Capacity
32GB SO-DIMM x 2, Max Capacity : 64GB
16GB
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800 dual channel
DDR5-5600MHz
LPDDR5
Power Supply
ø6.0, 330W AC Adapter
130W
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
1x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 1x NVMe™ PCIe® Gen 4.0x4)
Storage | RAID
RAID 0
Reviews
Neofiliac score
89%
97%
69%
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
- Narrow bezels
- Decent port selection
- Reasonably powerful for its class
- CNC chassis
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
- Soldered memory
- i5 model uses 12th-gen chip
- Touchpad not elegant
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