Compare ROG Strix Scar 18 G834 vs IdeaPad Slim 5i GEN 8 16 vs IdeaPad Gaming 3i
Variants
2.5K
WUXGA
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
2 x USB 3.2 Type-C + 2 x USB 3.2 + 1 x HDMI 1.4b + 1 x Micro SD + 1 x Audio
2x USB 3.1 Gen1 + 1x USB-C 3.1 + 1x HDMI 2.0 + 1x LAN + 1x Audio combo + 1x Novo Hole
Wireless Connectivity
Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) (Triple band) 2*2 + Bluetooth® 5.2
WiFi 6 / 6E, Bluetooth 5.1
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0
Construction
Battery | Capacity
90WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell
56.6WHr / 75.4WHr
45 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
720P HD camera
FHD Camera / IR FHD Camera with ToF Sensor
Camera | Front
720p HD with Privacy Shutter
Colors
Cloud Grey / Abyss Blue / Violet
Chameleon Blue, Onyx Black
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Aluminum (A), plastic (B/C/D)
Metal or Plastic
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Speakers
4-speaker system
2 x 2W User-facing Speakers, Dolby Audio™
2x 1.5W speakers with Dolby Audio
Dimensions
Size | Depth
294 mm / 11.57"
251 mm / 9.88 inch
249.6 mm / 9.83 inch
Size | Height
23.1-30.8 mm / 0.91 - 1.21 inch
from 16.9 mm / 0.67 inch
24.9 mm / 0.98 inch
Size | Width
399 mm / 15.71"
356 mm / 14.02 inch
359 mm / 14.13 inch
Weight
3.10 Kg / 6.83 lbs
1.99 kg / 4.39 lbs
From 2.2 kg / 4.8 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
250 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
18 inch
16"
15.6 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
45% NTSC
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
60 Hz
60 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600, WQXGA)
FHD (1920x1080)
Response Time
3 ms
Function
Audio
Smart Amp Technology, Dolby Atmos
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / RTX™ 4080 Laptop GPU 12GB GDDR6
Intel® Integrated Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti / 1650 4GB
Keyboard Backlight
Per-key RGB
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro
Windows 11 Home / Windows 11 Pro
Windows 10
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13980HX
Intel® Core™ i7-13700H / i7-13620H / i5-13500H / i5-13420H / i5-12450H
10th-gen Intel Core i5-10300H
RGB Lighting
Aura Sync Rear Glow, Light Bar, logo
Touch Screen
Yes
Performance
Battery Life
Up to 6.7 h
Key Travel
1.5 mm
Memory | Capacity
32GB SO-DIMM x 2, Max Capacity : 64GB
8 GB / 16 GB
Up to 16 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800 dual channel
LPDDR5
DDR4 2933MHz
Power Supply
ø6.0, 330W AC Adapter
Up to Type-C 65W
135 W
Storage
2TB + 2TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe
PCIe M.2 : 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB
Up to 1TB M.2 PCIe x4 SSD + 2.5" SATA 1TB 5400 RPM HDD
Storage | RAID
RAID 0
Production
Debut
2023-01 (CES 2023)
2020-06
Reviews
Neofiliac score
89%
55%
Pros
- Reasonably-sized for 18-inch
- Great performance options
- Good port selection
- Newly-added webcam (for ROG)
- Gorgeous display
- Clean styling
- Decent port selection
- Decent gaming performance
- Comfortable keyboard
- Good battery life
Cons
- Plastic construction
- RGB nonsense and too much branding
- Uninspiring display selection
- Average build quality
- Only HDMI 1.4
- Low memory / storage capacity
- Mediocre display
- Dim display
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